When looking at the causes of the different attitudes towards the role of religion, there are many different factors that must be considered. When looking at the individuals that make up Generation Z, it is easy to say that their parents, friends, and mentors have a major influence over their attitude surrounding religion. Because of their young age, they have not had the exposure to different beliefs and religions that are found throughout the world. They only know what they have been taught by the adults in their lives. The Millennial classification is where things start to get interesting. Because of the availability of the internet, higher education, and general experiences in life, many people start to develop different views surrounding religion. According to the Pew Research Center (2010), “Millennials are significantly more unaffiliated than members of Generation X were at a comparable point in their life cycle (20% in the late 1990’s) and twice
When looking at the causes of the different attitudes towards the role of religion, there are many different factors that must be considered. When looking at the individuals that make up Generation Z, it is easy to say that their parents, friends, and mentors have a major influence over their attitude surrounding religion. Because of their young age, they have not had the exposure to different beliefs and religions that are found throughout the world. They only know what they have been taught by the adults in their lives. The Millennial classification is where things start to get interesting. Because of the availability of the internet, higher education, and general experiences in life, many people start to develop different views surrounding religion. According to the Pew Research Center (2010), “Millennials are significantly more unaffiliated than members of Generation X were at a comparable point in their life cycle (20% in the late 1990’s) and twice