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It's widely recognized now that something's happening with America's younger generation.

They're not simply taking in what they're being fed by the culture, by academia,

and by many of our American institutions. In fact,

they are actively rebelling against it in a more conservative direction. Welcome back to Issues,

etc., joining us to talk about Gen Z. Rediscovering the Christian Faith, Tim Gagline, he's vice president of government and external Relations at Focus on the Family in Washington, D.C.

Formerly served as Deputy Director for the White House Office of Public Liaison for President

George W. Bush, author of several books, including Stumbling Toward Utopia and How We Can Revive the

American Dream and a recent column titled, Gen Z, He Discovers Faith. Tim, welcome back.

Todd, it's great to be with you.

What is some of the evidence that many young people are pushing back on the culture religiously?

Yeah, I'm very intrigued by this whole development because what we essentially see, Todd, is another generation,

has found that secularism tends to leave a void, not only in their souls,

but they're noticing it in the souls of their friends as well.

And a few months ago, the Pew Center Religious Landscape Survey issued a very intriguing report,

which essentially documents how that there is only a slight uptick in the percentage of Americans

who identify as Christian.

But, and this is what is so intriguing, the decades-long decline among younger Americans

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