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Poll makes no distinction between religions in asking about belief in 'God/gods'
The number of young people in the United Kingdom who believe in God has surged dramatically in recent years while the rate of atheism has declined, according to a recent poll.
The rate of Britons aged 16 to 24 who respond affirmatively when asked if they "believe there is a God/there are gods" has risen from 16% to 37% since August 2021, according to a YouGov poll released earlier this month.
The poll also found that adherence to atheism within the same age demographic dropped from 49% in August 2021 to 32% four years later.
The trends manifested to a smaller degree among those aged 25 to 49, among whom belief in God increased from 21% to 25% since 2021, as atheism declined from 45% to 42%.
The poll did not ask respondents to specify which god or religion they believe in, nor is the data broken down by race or ethnicity.
The Rt. Rev. Jill Duff, who serves as the bishop of Lancaster, attributed the statistics in part to the growing number of young people who are spiritually searching, according to The Telegraph.
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www.christianpost.com
The number of young people in the United Kingdom who believe in God has surged dramatically in recent years while the rate of atheism has declined, according to a recent poll.
The rate of Britons aged 16 to 24 who respond affirmatively when asked if they "believe there is a God/there are gods" has risen from 16% to 37% since August 2021, according to a YouGov poll released earlier this month.
The poll also found that adherence to atheism within the same age demographic dropped from 49% in August 2021 to 32% four years later.
The trends manifested to a smaller degree among those aged 25 to 49, among whom belief in God increased from 21% to 25% since 2021, as atheism declined from 45% to 42%.
The poll did not ask respondents to specify which god or religion they believe in, nor is the data broken down by race or ethnicity.
The Rt. Rev. Jill Duff, who serves as the bishop of Lancaster, attributed the statistics in part to the growing number of young people who are spiritually searching, according to The Telegraph.
Continued below.
Number of young people who believe in God surges in UK: 'Spiritual awakening'
The number of young people in the United Kingdom who believe in God has surged dramatically in recent years while the rate of atheism has declined, according to a recent poll
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