SECULAR TRANSITION:
The graphic below shows the Participation-Importance-Belonging sequence of religious decline emerging between younger & older generations in @pewresearch.org surveys.

Adapted from our “Three Stages of Religious Decline Around the World” article🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

- Most of the switching involves disaffiliation -- people leaving the religion of their childhood and no longer identifying with any religion.

- Hindus and Muslims rarely switch out of their religious groups, with 99% of adults (ages 18-54) still identifying with their childhood religion.
- Retention rates are lower among Christians (83%) and Buddhists (78%).

How common is religious switching around the world? A new Pew Research Center post provides insights based on surveys conducted in 117 countries and territories.
Some key findings:
- Globally, 1 in 10 adults under 55 have switched religions since childhood.
More here: pewrsr.ch/46dKGbF