"'For a lot of Gen Z women, the current intermingling of religion and politics on the political right is very unappealing because they’re more progressive on many issues, including support for LGBTQ rights and abortion rights,' Deckman said. 'I think many young women see the church or organized religion as being — if not hostile, then certainly not supportive of their political values.'”

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PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman "says that in addition to the classic reasons why Gen Zers are dropping out of religion (e.g., that they stopped believing), there’s a political element at work as well. More than 60% of young adults who had left organized religion said they did so in part because of its poor treatment of LGBTQ individuals."

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"After decades of men leading the way in becoming “nones,” or religiously unaffiliated, young women are now taking up that charge. In PRRI’s data, nonreligious Gen Z women outnumber nonreligious Gen Z men, 39% to 31%; in Barna’s, it’s 38% to 32%; and in a study from the Survey Center on American Life, it’s 39% to 34%."

~ Jana Riess

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religionnews.com/2024/09/26/ge…

Gen Z women are dropping out of religion, but ramping up in politics

(RNS) — Here’s a switch: Young women are less likely to be religious, and young men are less likely to be politically active.

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