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January 6, 2012

Meet the Spiritual So What Generation

Cathy Grossman, Religion News Service

When Ben Helton signed up for an online dating service, under “religion” he called himself “spiritually apathetic.”

On Sunday mornings, when Bill Dohm turns his eyes toward heaven, he’s just checking the weather so he can fly his 1946 Aeronca Champ two-seater plane.

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TAGGED: Atheists, spirituality, youth

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