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Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Cultural Update: Rise of Religiosity in Men; Trump's Messianic Imagery; The Ethics of Sports Gambling; Awareness in Vegetative Patients

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

Christian, Sean Mcdowell, Think Biblically, Christianity, Culture, Church, Religion & Spirituality, Biola, Talbot, Scott Rae

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Rise of Religiosity Among Young Men: A recent Gallup survey shows a significant 14% increase in men under 30 who say religion is "very important" to them, even as interest among young women has dropped. Trump’s Messianic Imagery: The hosts examine the controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s social media posts, specifically a meme depicting himself as a messianic figure, and how it relates to historical tensions between heads of state and religious leaders. Sports Gambling as the New Pornograph...

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0:00.0

More young men say religion is very important to them.

0:06.3

Did Trump send a meme depicting himself as Jesus?

0:10.0

If so, what do we make of it?

0:12.0

Is sports gambling the new pornography?

0:14.4

And are vegetative patients more aware than we previously knew?

0:19.2

These are the stories we will discuss, and we will also address some of your questions.

0:23.1

I'm your host, Sean McDowell.

0:24.5

I'm your co-host, Scott Ray.

0:26.4

This is the Think Bivocally Weekly Cultural Update, brought to by Talb School of Theology,

0:31.0

Biola University.

0:32.6

Scott, I think this week we have about as much variety of topics as we've had in a long time.

0:38.3

This stuff is all over the map this time.

0:41.3

It is, and this first story really jumped out to me because there's been so much discussion that we've discussed

0:47.3

about this so-called rebirth of belief in God, revival, interest in God.

0:53.3

We're seeing studies going both ways. And the New York Times

0:56.5

posted this article. It says, more young men say religion is, quote, very important to them a Paul

1:03.7

finds. So this is a new Gallup survey. They say adds muscle to these anecdotal reports we've heard about renewed interest

1:13.4

in spirituality. This one poll finds a sharp rise in the share of men under 30 who say

1:21.3

religion is very important to them, 42% in 2025 versus 28% in 2023.

1:31.0

That's a 14% increase within two years.

1:36.4

That's actually really significant.

1:38.4

Now, the article says Gallup survey, which combined pulling data across multiple years,

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