LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 292
For decades now, we’ve seen a steady decline in religiosity in the United States. According to a recent study by Pew Research, about 62% of Americans identify as Christian, down from 78% in 2007. And the younger you are, the less religious you’re likely to be.
But that may be changing.
Pew’s latest study on the topic found that 18- to 24-year-olds—that’s Gen Z for those of you keeping track at home—are just as likely to be Christian as those born in the 1990s. The Wall Street Journal found that religiosity has even gone up among Gen Z, with men of that generation more likely to attend church than their Millennial predecessors. If true, that’s the first time we’ve seen an increase in decades, so we unpack this apparent trend in today’s episode.
And did you know Batman is celebrating a birthday? Well, one of his movies, at least. 2005’s Batman Begins turns 20 this month, giving Paul Asay the perfect excuse to talk about his favorite superhero. The grim and gritty take on the Dark Knight was hugely influential on the superhero genre, but was that a good thing?
We’ve got a full house of (un)caped crusaders on this week to discuss those topics: Paul, Jonathan McKee, Adam Holz and Kennedy Unthank! Oh, and I snuck my way in there, too. (I am also a pretty big Bat-fan.)
What are your thoughts? Have you seen signs of younger generations embracing the Christian faith? Did you enjoy Batman Begins? Do you think it had a positive or negative impact on the comic book movies that followed?
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