why are young people turning away from religion.?

Answer 1

because according to my biblical clock...it is just about that time soon.

what is good is now called bad, and what is bad is now called good. the truth is being exchanged for a lie.

"if your light is darkness, how very deep the darkness will be!"

they are removing christ from society. satan is sheparding his people as well.

Answer 2

Because more of us are getting out and exploring the world than young people of generations past did. We travel more, go to colleges out of state, and see more of the bigger world than staying in one small area than young people previously did. We don't see the same people, same places, same things. We see amazing things in places we've never even heard of before, explore different cultures and beliefs.

Between travel and the Internet, we can learn about different viewpoints in the blink of an eye, including viewpoints that bring us to challenge our own culture and beliefs that we were brought up in. We realize that we're not the only people in the world and that not everyone's going to agree.

Technology has also advanced at a staggering pace. People are getting better educations, getting smarter along with this advance in technology. We see and learn things that previous generations couldn't even imagine, just as our children and grandchildren will see and learn things that will boggle our minds in another ten or twenty years.

The world is becoming more pluralistic as well. Fifty years ago, most communities weren't very diverse. People were the same race and religion. Now, even in the smallest of towns, there are different races and beliefs, far more than there were previously. Even without travel, or television, or the Internet, you can still go for a walk in the park and meet someone from a completely different country and different way of life. You can learn about that person's culture firsthand, instead of through books and newspapers.

That's why young people are turning away. They're not living in a small, sheltered area. They live in a very big world that's still growing and will likely never stop growing. They're exploring different paths and different ways of thinking, until the realization that their way isn't the only one leads them to the conclusion that religion's not all it's cracked up to be.

Answer 3

We're become a more free society. You no longer need to suscribe to a religion to stay alive but only because you choose to (I suppose some children are still forced to go to church).

That and a significant leap in the understanding of our universe has opened a lot of eyes. Some people are spreading intellectualism, and this isn't exactly the best thing for religion where the new arisal of challenging your faith has led to a pretty sharp decline in both church attendance and the number of people that claim to be religious.

However, people are still reluctant to say they are atheist. Nearly half of the 'claiming to be religious' population is actually not religious but simply state that they are or claim to be because of another family member. This can be seen through numbers that state nearly 50% of people attend church but this is clearly not true; more like 25%.

Answer 4

JP and Giancarlo are partly correct.

Schools no longer incorpret religion like they did in the past. IT's now on the parents to teach their kids religion and most are failing in that. Parents now a days want to be cool, so they are relaxing a lot on disapline and religion.

Also, religion means rules. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddist, etc. all have rules that you have to follow. They don't like following the rules. Go to church, pray, don't do this. They rebel against that because they want to do what their friends say is cool.

If parents kept up with teaching their kids about religion, we would probably see a less of decline in religions.

Answer 5

Religion represents supreme authority, and deviating from authoritative figures is the easiest way to establish identity. This is probably the reason for adolescent decreases in religious belief. At the same time, Science and Mathematics, representing Critical Thinking, are being enforced stronger.

Answer 6

Sadly, most teens are influenced more by the latest pop star than by Jesus—but of course that isn't the whole story.

After all, pop stars come and go, and what was popular last year is outdated this year. But Jesus never changes, and that's why it's far better to build our lives on Him instead of on the shifting sands of the latest fad. As the Bible says, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever" (Hebrews 13:8). And in my experience, many young people today are discovering this and committing their lives to Jesus.
Have you given your life to Jesus? If not, do so today!

Answer 7

Schools are doing a somewhat better job of teaching critical thinking, our society has a very much 'instant gratification' and 'physical gratification' bias to it, and science is better taught.

In short, the younger generations are seeing that religion is irrelevant more than younger generations did.

Answer 8

I'm 17 and the reason that I would turn away from church would be because they don't have enough faith in us.... They don't let us speak in important matters like we don't have an opinion.. And I think that they don't make activities where we are included.. They don't have youthFUL activities..

Answer 9

As technology improves so does education. Education also disproves alot of old unanswered questions that religion use to answer.

Answer 10

If you are talking about today's teens, you have a lot of choices. You have the lack of parental involvement and the lack of a spiritual role model at home.