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Religious bonds divide some parents, kids
Small wonder parents are befuddled. Though Gallup polls dating to the '50s say young adults are less likely to attend services or say religion is very important in their lives, clergy of all stripes say they are seeing a small wave of young adults who are more pious than their parents. And they’re getting an earful from boomer moms and dads who range from shocked to delighted.
Statistically, these devout young people are “floating below the radar,” says Rabbi Zalman Shmotkin of Chabad.org, which encourages Jews to deepen religious practice.
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Small wonder parents are befuddled. Though Gallup polls dating to the '50s say young adults are less likely to attend services or say religion is very important in their lives, clergy of all stripes say they are seeing a small wave of young adults who are more pious than their parents. And they’re getting an earful from boomer moms and dads who range from shocked to delighted.
Statistically, these devout young people are “floating below the radar,” says Rabbi Zalman Shmotkin of Chabad.org, which encourages Jews to deepen religious practice.
more