The Generation Y we're all talking about is not just anyone in their 20s. It's primarily university-educated people whose parents were also born and educated in the United

States.

The Muslim population is largely composed of new immigrants from traditional, non-modern countries. In these places, religion is not subject to open enquiry and public

criticism and there are no alternate channels for the development of emotional well-being.

In fact, the Organization of Islamic States has been lobbying for the adoption of blasphemy regulations by the United Nations. So, you know that the countries represented

by this organization are not very liberal.

Here's Wikipedia on the blasphemy laws in Pakistan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law_in_P…

So when you compare the Muslim students to other people their age you're comparing apples and oranges. One set of people were brought up by parents who were raised in a religiously liberal culture. The others weren't. So they are going to have different attitudes to religion that have nothing to do with their age but with the culture of their homelands and the homelands of their parents.

There has been a decline in religious observance in the Western countries since the Age of Reason and it has increased as government and religion become separated

and as more people are exposed via widespread education to critiques of religion.

This hasn't reduced the desire for spiritual nourishment, however, and many people take up meditation or personal or group therapy or education or some other form of

personal development.

These are are all things which came through religion in the past. So, you'd have to explore how many students were involved in these pursuits before you can really comment on their spirituality.

Moreover, people in their late teens and early 20s, out of their parents home for the first time, are missing their administrative assistants. They probably don't make their beds as often as they did before because there's no one there to make them do it. The same is true of religious observance. Without mom and dad to act as their helpers, they're not as likely to get things done.

And without supervision, they are also more inclined to experiment.

This doesn't mean that they won't return to regular religious practices once they learn how to manage their own lives. It does mean that you have to be cautious about what

you say about people during what is clearly a transition period.

The Generation Y we're all talking about is not just anyone in their 20s. It's primarily university-educated people whose parents were also born and educated in the United

States.

The Muslim population is largely composed of new immigrants from traditional, non-modern countries. In these places, religion is not subject to open enquiry and public

criticism and there are no alternate channels for the development of emotional well-being.

In fact, the Organization of Islamic States has been lobbying for the adoption of blasphemy regulations by the United Nations. So, you know that the countries represented

by this organization are not very liberal.

Here's Wikipedia on the blasphemy laws in Pakistan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_law_in_P…

So when you compare the Muslim students to other people their age you're comparing apples and oranges. One set of people were brought up by parents who were raised in a religiously liberal culture. The others weren't. So they are going to have different attitudes to religion that have nothing to do with their age but with the culture of their homelands and the homelands of their parents.

There has been a decline in religious observance in the Western countries since the Age of Reason and it has increased as government and religion become separated

and as more people are exposed via widespread education to critiques of religion.

This hasn't reduced the desire for spiritual nourishment, however, and many people take up meditation or personal or group therapy or education or some other form of

personal development.

These are are all things which came through religion in the past. So, you'd have to explore how many students were involved in these pursuits before you can really comment on their spirituality.

Moreover, people in their late teens and early 20s, out of their parents home for the first time, are missing their administrative assistants. They probably don't make their beds as often as they did before because there's no one there to make them do it. The same is true of religious observance. Without mom and dad to act as their helpers, they're not as likely to get things done.

And without supervision, they are also more inclined to experiment.

This doesn't mean that they won't return to regular religious practices once they learn how to manage their own lives. It does mean that you have to be cautious about what

you say about people during what is clearly a transition period.