”Krasnik’s mayor said he worried that unless his town’s “free of L.G.B.T.” status is rescinded, he has little chance of securing foreign funds to finance electric buses and youth programs, which he said are important because young people keep leaving.”
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”Among those who left their childhood religion, women are twice as likely as men to say negative religious teachings about or treatment of gay and lesbian individuals was a major reason they chose to leave their religion (40% vs. 20%, respectively).” prri.org/research/prri-…
”Reasons Americans identified as motivations in leaving childhood religion are: stopped believing in religion’s teachings (60%), family was never that religious when growing up (32%), experience of negative religious teachings about or treatment of gay and lesbian people (29%).” 
Looking cross nationally, ”Lower religious observance among younger adults is common around the world, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center surveys conducted in more than 100 countries and territories over the last decade.” pewforum.org/2018/06/13/the…
Why do levels of religious observance vary by age and country? One theory suggests ”where people face a constant threat of premature death, feelings of vulnerability tend to drive people to religion, which provides hope and reduces anxiety.” pewforum.org/2018/06/13/why…
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