One-in-Four Millenials Shun All Religion: Future Moral and Cultural Impact is Unclear

At the start of the Cold War, President Dwight Eisenhower told Soviet leaders, "Our (U.S.) government has no sense unless it is founded in a deeply-felt religious faith, and I don't care what it (faith) is."

However, the urgency of that presidential echo is fading into history as evidenced by a recent Pew Forum survey that finds a growing number of young U.S. adults – one-in-four – generally don’t care about religion and are unaffiliated with any faith tradition.

"Technology continues to shrink the globe, forcing us to interact and relate more widely with different cultures and the religious beliefs at the core of those cultures," says bestselling author Tor Constantino regarding his new book, A Question of Faith, "unfortunately it seems that American Millenials (adults ages 18-29) simply aren't prepared for that engagement."

Constantino further notes that no one can adequately predict the long-term moral or cultural impact that this general disinterest in religion will have on a society, which was once proudly known as "…One nation under God…"

"This growing trend away from religion and faith among young adults cannot be ignored, because they will someday be leading this country. We can’t forget the fact that modern governments founded on atheistic principles have resulted in unbridled brutality and oppression against their own people," said Constantino.

In his book, A Question of Faith, the author offers an accessible overview and history of each of the six major religions of the world (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism) within the context of a single multi-choice question that asks, "Which religion is best for me to believe?" This book then goes on to offer fresh, non-judgmental insight to answer this question.

Tor Constantino has more that 23 years combined experience as a journalist and a corporate public relations professional working for companies including: CBS Radio, Clear Channel Communications, Global Crossing, Bausch & Lomb. He has a B.S. from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse; an M.B.A., from the Rochester Institute of Technology and is a member of the American Academy of Religion (AAR). He’s the founder of http://www.thedailyretort.com where he writes daily.