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Douglas Todd: Religion is down dramatically in Canada, but not spiritual impulse

Opinion: Precious few of the many Canadians now growing up in atheist or agnostic homes are switching to some form of organized faith. Still, religion doesn't 'surrender' easily.

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As you get older sometimes you realize how odd you are — or at least different. Take me and religion.

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According to new polling by veteran sociologist Reginald Bibby, my spiritual trajectory has not been at all normal in North America.

I was raised in a non-religious family; it was actually hard-core atheist. Eventually, I rebelled. In my late teens I began exploring spirituality, philosophy and ethics, and eventually adopted a metaphysical worldview, which you could........

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