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		<title>The Gen Z Paradox: Rising Faith, Collapsing Worldview</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p data-start="192" data-end="455">A <a href="https://web.arizonachristian.edu/CRC/2026/AWVI-2026_Report_3-Progress-and-Regress-of-Gen-Z.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new survey</a> from <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">Arizona Christian University</span></span> and researcher <strong>Dr. <span class="hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline"><span class="whitespace-normal">George Barna</span></span></strong> reveals a troubling contradiction within Generation Z: while more young people are identifying as Christians, very few actually hold a biblical worldview.</p>
<p>According to the study, Gen Z is showing increased interest in matters of faith. More young adults claim to be Christians, report a deeper commitment to practicing their beliefs, and say they are reading the Bible regularly.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/05/the-gen-z-paradox-rising-faith-collapsing-worldview/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Islam’s Expansion and the Battle for Worldviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p data-start="170" data-end="470">Even as Christianity shows signs of regaining some cultural ground after years of steady decline, other socio-political religious movements are quietly but rapidly expanding across the United States. While <span class="svelte-x57wqa">Religiously Unaffiliated</span><span class="svelte-x57wqa"> (atheists, agnostics, and &#8220;nones&#8221;) is the growing category overall, according to this <a href="https://www.quora.com/Did-you-know-that-the-fastest-growing-religion-in-the-United-States-is-Hinduism-not-Islam-Unlike-Islam-it-is-a-community-that-is-quietly-expanding-by-immigration-Only-18-of-Hindus-leave-Hinduism-but-1-5-out-of-every" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> by <em>Quora</em>, Hinduism is also &#8220;quietly expanding by immigration.&#8221;</span></p>
<p data-start="170" data-end="470">Nevertheless, Islam is now widely recognized as the <a href="https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/muslim-population-by-state" target="_blank" rel="noopener">third-largest religion</a> in America, and its growth trajectory continues upward.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/03/islams-expansion-and-the-battle-for-worldviews/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Twisting Scripture to Fit Progressive Politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by David E. Smith</em></p>
<p>Texas State Representative <strong>James Talarico</strong> has emerged as an apostate “Christian” whose progressive ideology runs contrary to two thousand years of orthodox Christian teaching. Unsuprisingly, he has become something of a media darling on the Left, promoted as a thoughtful Christian voice who can reconcile progressive politics through a reinterpretation of Scripture.</p>
<p>Talarico, who recently won the Texas Senate Democratic nomination, describes himself as a “secularist seminarian.” He has gained attention for using biblical language and religious imagery to defend a host of progressive political causes, including abortion and transgender ideology.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/03/twisting-scripture-to-fit-progressive-politics/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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