The numbers of 26- to 40-year-olds who ever pray, who believe in God, and who believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God have all gone down. Overall, Millennials are less religious, in both public and private ways, than previous generations at the same age, and less religious than older generations when compared during one recent year, 2018 (see Figure 5.46). What’s striking in the 2018 data is the gulf between Gen X’ers and Millennials: Gen X’ers are only a little different from Boomers and Silents in their religious commitment, but there’s a pronounced break between Gen X’ers and
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