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You no longer attend church and see yourself as spiritual but not religious. Here’s what that looks like.

New study shows these Americans tend to be younger and more left-leaning. They still believe in the soul or spirit — for people and animals — and communication with the dead.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Worshippers attend a Christmas Eve Mass in 2017 at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. The number of Americans who attend regular worship services has been shrinking for decades. But whether adults are checking their “spirituality” at the door on their way out has been hard for researchers to say — until now.

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Tamarra KemsleyReligion reporter

Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.