According to a new Pew Research Center report, The Generation Gap and the 2012 Election, younger generations are significantly less likely than older ones to affiliate with a religious tradition. The report analyzes the most recent General Social Survey, which found that 26% of Millennial generation respondents said they were unaffiliated, as did 21% of Gen Xers. Among Baby Boomers, 15% were unaffiliated, and just 10% of the Silent Generation said that they were unaffiliated.

The report also finds that nearly six-in-ten Millennials (59%) favor same-sex marriage compared with just 33% of the Silent Generation; this wide attitude gap persists even as Silents have become 13 points more likely to favor gay marriage over the past decade and a half. READ THE FULL REPORT AT PEWRESEARCH.ORG >

On Nov. 2, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reaffirm "In God We Trust" as the national motto, The Washington Post reports. For more information on the history of the motto and the debate over its constitutionality, read the Pew Forum's legal analysis on this topic. READ THE ANALYSIS >