The statistics in the item indicates that people over the age of 18 to 24 are more likely to be non-religious compared to those age 65 and over. A Christian Research carried out in 1979 and 2005 was able to show evidence of this occurrence. In 1979, 598 thousand individuals attended church, by 2005 the number decreased to 231. While those of 65 and over had also decreased, the number of attendance within the age group was still much larger than the number of attendance from groups of the lower age. The reason for the decrease in religious participation for the younger generation can be due to the changes occurring in society relating to religion.

According to Voas and Crockett the age difference in religious participation is due to the generational effect. The idea of this theory is that over the years society had and will become more secular which in effect means that those of the new generation will become less religious than those before them. Additionally, Bruce argues that due to the decline of religion as a social institute this has hand an effect on those of the younger age. This is because the church had once provided education for the children however now this has been overtaken by the state. This in result means that religion is losing its influence on the children thrus leading the younger generation down a path that lacks religious considerations.

Similarly, Hervieu-leger argues that here has been a cultural amnesia where the knowledge of traditional religion which is supposedly passed down the family generation has been disregarded over the years. So instead of the parents teaching their children their knowledge of religion they are leaving the children to decide for themselves what to believe. This means that younger people do not have to inherit the fixed religious identity passed down the family generation. So due to the lack of religious