This week we take a deeper look into Madison's beliefs and religious upbringing. We'll take a look at the religious background of her parents, talk about the religious holidays we celebrate and how we celebrate them. We'll also talk about what religious services we attend and our overall beliefs from a larger picture standpoint.Our second segment address statistics on religion and teens. How important is religion to different age groups. What benefits people gain from their faith as well as some of the unexpected consequences of religion on peoples lives.
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IntroductionsInsights Into Teens Episode 72 "Teens and Religion"My mature and responsible co-host Madison Whalen
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Religion in our householdParents and FaithDadRaised Roman CatholicParents were religious but not practicingParents kind of forced religion on me without setting a good exampleFather was divorced and discouraged from going to churchMomQuestions:Do you consider yourself to be religious?What religion do you adhere to?Have you always been religious?Were your parents religious and did they belong to a congregation?Do you attend religious services regularly?What are your personal feelings on how religious your daughter is?HolidaysSome Christian holidays are practiced in a secular manner, not much in the way of religious undertonesMost Jewish holidays on the religious calendar. Not an extensive religious education but the basic historical and religious context of the holidays ServicesWe do not attend regular religious servicesWe do not belong to any congregations, churches or temples BeliefsMom and dad have their beliefs and share them openly but do not impose them on Madison
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Statistics on Religionhttps://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/age-distribution/https://pewrsr.ch/3i5ejAt Importance of religion increases with age18-29 - 40% say very important30-49 - 51% say very important50-64 - 59% say very important65 and older - 65% say very important Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and well being18-29 - 50% once a week30-49 - 57% once a week50-64 - 63% once a week65 and older - 65% once a week Frequency of feeling wonder about the universe18-29 - 48% one a week30-49 - 43% once a week50-64 - 48% once a week65 and older - 46% once a week