March 15, 2012

Seven Reasons Why Young Adults Quit Church

Christian Piatt, Huffington Post

From time to time I revisit the question: why are young adults walking away from religion? Although the answer(s) vary from person to person, there are some general trends that I think apply in most cases.

In the list below, when I refer to "we," "I" or "me," I'm referring to younger adults in general, and not necessarily myself.

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