CONSIDER THIS: Barna Finds Most of Today’s Teens Want to Know More About Jesus
Coming amid the flurry of media coverage in recent years about the growth of the “Nones” — people who tell pollsters they have no religious affiliation — the latest results from Barna about teenagers’ interest in Jesus may come as a shock.
“Over three in four U.S. teens (77 percent) say they are at least somewhat motivated (52 percent very, 25 percent somewhat) to continue learning about Jesus throughout the rest of their lives. Less than one in five are unmotivated (6 percent somewhat unmotivated, 10 percent not at all motivated), while another 7 percent are unsure,” Barna reports in the latest edition of the famous market research firm’s GenZ, Volume Three study report.
That means, according to Barna, that there is an expected level of “openness and curiosity about spiritual matters among today’s teens and young adults. This generation tends to believe there’s something out there more powerful than them. Still, many remain hesitant to embrace religion or churchgoing.”
While these results may seem of questionable relevance to congressional aides now, it is nevertheless a fact that today’s teenagers are tomorrow’s interns, legislative correspondents, press assistants and so forth.
That could mean a Capitol Hill workforce that is significantly more open to hearing the facts about the relevance to them of Jesus Christ’s life, crucifixion and Resurrection than is presently the case.
Well, since ’72 births have been more likely among believers.
As an old man I am used to making get off the lawn type comments about “thes kids today.” I was disabused of this notion by my encounters w these kids today up in Boone NC volunteering w Samaritan’s Purse. They came, a bunch from Liberty, on their fall break. They took for themselves the hardest most uncomfortable work. They worked so hard. They will be recognized as a Great Generation.