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Article Added On: December 14, 2004 - over 7 years ago
Title: Searching for more meaning
Author: Melissa Leong
Publication: The Toronto Star
Publication Date: January 01, 2004 - over 8 years ago
Faith Groups: Other
Themes: religious attitudes in Canada

Abstract: Reginald Bibby, sociology professor at the University of Lethbridge, says Canadians may grow away from religion in their 20s -- some people will experiment with other faiths, but most come back to the religion they grew up with because when people get older, they need those rights of passage: Marriage, birth and death. Discovering religion is a unique, personal journey. People often know why they were turned off by faith: hypocrisy, boredom, archaic methods, strict institutions and rules. But their reasons for being attracted to it are more abstract.

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