buffalonews.com: By Jay Tokasz: Western New York’s Ahmadiyya Muslim community might be small in numbers, but the group isn’t afraid to broach the big religious issues of the day.
That was the case again Sunday, as it sponsored another provocative interfaith symposium, this time on the question: “Do we need organized religion?”
The question might have been considered ludicrous years ago in what then was a heavily religious United States.
But studies now show that more Americans than ever profess no religious identity — and few faith groups appear to be escaping a prevailing trend toward religious disaffiliation.
“We are confronted with this question quite often, especially from the younger generation,” said Vijay S. Chakravarthy, one of five members of a panel that addressed the topic for three hours in the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga.
About 150 people showed up for the discussion.
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