One of the most consequential social developments of the last 50 years has been the diminishing role religion has played in public life. "Unbelief" is on the rise, church attendance is in free fall, and every new generation is more secular than the one that preceded it. But every new generation is also smaller than the one that preceded it. How sustainable are these changes, and what impact are they having on how we date, marry and reproduce? We review our godless upbringing for insight into the past, present and future. Part I of an ongoing conversation about the role religion no longer plays in our Western culture.

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