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		<title>The Gen Z Paradox: Rising Faith, Collapsing Worldview</title>
		<link>https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/05/the-gen-z-paradox-rising-faith-collapsing-worldview/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex McFarland]]></category>
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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>Christians Need To Stop Playing Defense And Go On Offense</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Dr. Everett Piper</em></p>
<p>In 2013, author <strong>John S. Dickerson</strong> wrote about the troubling condition of the American church in his book “<a href="https://www.christianbook.com/evangelical-recession-factors-american-church-prepare/john-dickerson/9781441241054/pd/35725EB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Great Evangelical Recession: 6 Factors That Will Crash the American Church and How to Prepare</a>.”</p>
<p>Mr. Dickerson‘s key premise was that Christian orthodoxy in the United States is in rapid decline. The evidence he presented to support what, at first glance, seems to be a terminal diagnosis is multifaceted.</p>
<p>According to Mr.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/02/christians-need-to-stop-playing-defense-and-go-on-offense/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Church Attendance Continues To Decline</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carey Nieuwhof]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Illinois University]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jake Meador]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Rev. Jason J. McGuire</em></p>
<p>According to <a href="https://12ft.io/proxy?ref=&#38;q=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/christian-church-communitiy-participation-drop/674843/"><em>The Atlantic</em></a>, over the past 25 years, 40 million Americans have stopped attending church.</p>
<p>Professor <strong>Ryan Burge</strong> of Eastern Illinois University <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/05/17/1175452002/church-closings-religious-affiliation">states</a> that 45% of members of Generation Z (persons born in the 1990s or later) have no religious affiliation. On the basis of this fact and of other data, Professor Burge asserts that nearly one-third of America’s 350,000 churches are “‘on the brink of extinction’” and that thousands of churches will close in the next few decades.&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/08/church-attendance-continues-to-decline/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>This is Self Evident (Self Evident #1)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenna Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Hail and well met! Welcome to the inaugural episode of Self Evident!</p>
<p>Hosts Jenna, Eliana and Kenna introduce themselves and why they decided to begin a podcast together. They&#8211;by discussing and dismantling subjects prevalent in the Western culture&#8211;want to make truth self evident again. Their goal is to to make current cultural events and worldview issues relatable to generation z, and point all those listening to the Gospel and what the Bible says.</p>
<p>Eliana&#8217;s <a href="https://elianahartian.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a></p>
<p>Kenna&#8217;s blog: <a href="https://goodcleanreads.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Good Clean Reads</a></p>
<p>Follow Self Evident on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Self.Evident.Podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a>!&#8230; <a href="https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/this-is-self-evident-episode-1/" class="read-more">Continue Reading </a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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