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March 12, 2010

Fading faith? Survey shows generation gap in religious devotion

by Scott Taylor
Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY—Studies suggest today's current crop of young adults—labeled the "Millennial Generation"—is less religious than preceding generations.

But a closer look suggests they really may not be much different than preceding generations at the same age.

Whatever the case, religious leaders haven't lost faith in the Millennials.

Millennials were born in 1981 or after and will be coming of age in the early 2000s—the new millennium. They follow past generations: "Gen X" (birth years between 1965 and 1980), "Boomer" (1946-1964), "Silent" (1928-1945) and "Greatest" (born before 1928).

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