This week the Internet was abuzz with the latest Pew Forum poll that showed one in five Americans now claim no religious affiliation. The document’s official title, “‘Nones’ on the Rise,” begins with the following statement: “The number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at a rapid pace. One-fifth of the U.S. public—and a third of adults under 30—are religiously unaffiliated today, the highest percentages ever in Pew Research Center polling.”
It is staggering to think that one in three of my generation considers themselves as having no religion. But what staggers me even more is that of those one in three, 88 percent say they are not looking for a religion.
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