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2. Religious beliefs among American adolescents
Plurality of teens, parents say there may be truth in many religions
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- 2. Religious beliefs among American adolescents
- Parents more likely than teens to say religion is ‘very important’ to them
- How teens and parents see importance of religion in each other’s lives
- Most teens say religion is at least somewhat important to them
- Parents much more likely than teens to believe in God with absolute certainty
- Mainline Protestant and Catholic teens less certain than evangelicals about God’s existence
- Most teens say belief in God is not necessary to be moral, have good values
- Majority of evangelical teens say belief in God is necessary to have good values
- Teens most often rely on family and common sense for moral guidance
- Evangelical Protestant teens more likely than other teens to look to religious teachings and religious leaders for ethical guidance
- Plurality of teens, parents say there may be truth in many religions
- Roughly half of religiously unaffiliated teens say there is little or no truth in any religion