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Why some younger evangelicals are leaving the faith

  • Written by Terry Shoemaker, Lecturer Religious Studies, Arizona State University
imageYoung evangelical Christians are facing a dilemma whether to follow in the footsteps of their parents or pursue other choices.Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

The extent to which the number of white evangelicals have declined in the United States has been laid bare in a new report by the Public Religion Research Institute’s2020 Census on...

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