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Latinos Increasingly Choose No Religious Affiliation

Latinos Increasingly Choose To Have No Religious Affiliation
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BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - APRIL 1: A Roman Catholic parishioner prays in front of a shrine with a painting of Pope John Paul II at St. Paul's Chapel on the Falls Road April 1, 2005 in west Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Pope had been reported to be in a 'very grave' condition. (Photo by Paul McErlane/Getty Images)

It’s been three years since Alicia Martinez, a Los Angeles college graduate, left the Catholic Church and still is on the search for a church that will “complete her”.

“I have been going to Catholic Churches my entire life but it never clicked with me. Time is too short to just go through the motions and not feel connected to the religion you’re attached to. Now that I’m older, I choose not to be associated with a religion until I know it’s right in my heart,” says Martinez.

Martinez is one of the growing thousands of Latinos not choosing to identify with a specific religion.

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