The next theory posited that Millennials would come back to religion when they settled into their 20s and 30s. After all, that was the life stage when people tend to settle down, have children, and start going to religious services with their families. But not Millennials: Affiliating with any religion and ever attending religious services were both at all-time lows among 26- to 40-year-olds (nearly all Millennials) in recent years (see Figure 5.42). Millennials have not come back to religion even as they settled into their family-building years.
