
What the “Hell”?

A record 26 percent of American high school students identify as LGBTQ, according to new CDC data that a prominent political scientist says is a form of “social contagion.”
According to The Wall Street Journal, recent polling data shows a “Surprising surge of faith among young people.” As columnist Clare Ansberry wrote, “About one-third of 18-to-25-year-olds say they believe—more than doubt—the existence of a higher power, up from about one quarter in 2021, according to a recent survey of young adults.”
This study corresponds with others that have offered surprising insights about Generation Z. One Barna study found that, globally, 52% of teenagers today identify as Christian, and 6 in 10 are motivated to know more about Jesus. In the U.S. and Canada, Barna concluded, teens feel less negatively about sharing their faith than Millennials do, with 81% rejecting the statement that “if someone disagrees with you, it means they’re judging you.”
“Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.” If this statement by The New York Times best-selling author and speaker John Maxwell is close to being true, then the leadership potential of Generation Z is huge because they are influencing the world.
More younger Americans are leaving some social media sites, a survey from the investment bank Piper Sandler found.
According to a new report, a large number of Americans are leaving church amid growing dissatisfaction with religion.
During this year's Passion conference, pastor David Platt urged young Christians to try to avoid "casual, comfortable, cultural Christianity."
According to the 2021 General Society Survey by NORC at the University of Chicago, more American young adults under 35 years of age are having less sex than in past generations, especially among those who are religiously devout.
According to a new study from the Springtide Research Institute, most young people in Generation Z (ages 13-25) who claim to be spiritual or religious reject organized religion.
A new poll says 30 percent of young Christians identify as LGBTQ, but some are questioning the accuracy of the results.