Ryan Burge is an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, a pastor in the American Baptist Church and author of The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going. He can be reached on Twitter at @ryanburge.
Catholics' adherence to the church's teaching seems to depend in part on how often the person attends Mass. Some recent numbers from the National Survey of Family Growth give us an idea of just how many Catholics practice birth control.
Commentary: The 1990s was a time when young Americans seemed to lose religion virtually overnight. What caused this change to occur at this specific point in American history? Here are the possible culprits.
