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Are we loosing our Religion?

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English: Barack Obama delivers a speech at the University of Southern California (Video of the speech) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) It's a growing trend that's sweeping the nation. According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center , one in five adults no longer affiliates with a religion. That's not to say the group does not believe in God . Of the 46-million unaffiliated adults in America , two thirds say they believe in God, with more than one third classifying themselves as spiritual, but not religious. The study found that most of the unaffiliated are white, unmarried men under the age of 30. About three in 10 of the religiously unaffiliated have at least a college degree. Nearly every religion has seen a drop in affiliation in the last 10 years, but the Protestant religion has seen the sharpest decrease. Religious leaders are now left to figure out why their congregations are showing up in smaller and smaller numbers. "We need to listen. It's a shame