As someone who recently came out of my teen years (I'm nearly 22) and who doesn't identify with any religion, it was all about the observations I made and how it (didn't) fit my personal beliefs. It has nothing to do with what the TV or the internet is telling me or my peers. I was raised in a church. I have no problem with the concept of religion, my issue is mostly with organized religion. I think Christianity has a good message that gets trashed by those trying to interpret it.
Many of us see the church as homophobic, xenophobic, sexist, and hypocritical. I do no wish to be affiliated with an organization that thinks that way. We, Gen Y, tend to be spiritual but not necessarily slap a name on it or practice nondenominational spirituality. Unfortunately, it is also true that many leaders within organized religion fail to live by their own rules and regulations. Many of us are turned off by the idea of politics and religion mixing. Gen Y tends to be liberal and many people see conservativeness of the church not matching their beliefs, so they aren't interested.
Many of us see the church as homophobic, xenophobic, sexist, and hypocritical. I do no wish to be affiliated with an organization that thinks that way. We, Gen Y, tend to be spiritual but not necessarily slap a name on it or practice nondenominational spirituality. Unfortunately, it is also true that many leaders within organized religion fail to live by their own rules and regulations. Many of us are turned off by the idea of politics and religion mixing. Gen Y tends to be liberal and many people see conservativeness of the church not matching their beliefs, so they aren't interested.
