At a time when religion in the U.S. has been flat or declining for decades, influencers including Redeemed Zoomer, Religion for Breakfast, Data Over Dogma and Esoterica are revealing a large audience hungry for details and distinctions about the vast array of religious choices available to them. (Boorstein, The Washington Post)
Read More[There’s] a throng of young people who are turning to analog hobbies and activities as a means of escaping technology and reconnecting with childlike creativity and exploration. (Huamani, AP News)
Read MoreWhile we can try to make sense of the manosphere as a societal readjustment — an organic response to some vague “crisis of masculinity” — the truth is that it’s a highly competitive industry, full of [men] chasing money, followers and fame. (Machell, The Times)
Read MoreGen Z men (born between 1997 and 2012) were twice as likely as Baby Boomer men (born between 1946 and 1964) to have traditional views on decision-making within a marriage, with just 13% and 17% of Baby Boomer men agreeing with those statements respectively. By contrast, far fewer Gen Z women agreed that a wife should always obey her husband (18%) and an even smaller share of Baby Boomer women (6%) held that view. (King’s College London)
Read More“Christ is king,” a core Christian phrase, is increasingly weaponized by far-right figures and paired with antisemitic rhetoric in political contexts, marking a troubling departure from its religious roots. (Smith, Los Angeles Times)
Read MoreIn nearly all countries surveyed, more people say that others in their country have somewhat or very good morals than say their compatriots display somewhat or very bad levels of morality. The United States is the only place we surveyed where more adults (ages 18 and older) describe the morality and ethics of others living in the country as bad (53%) than as good (47%). (Evans et al., Pew Research Center)
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