https://redlib.catsarch.com/r/stupidpol/comments/1t6ggq7/young_mens_religious_revival_is_a_myth_new/
I read this article and there was just straight up no evidence presented that the young men’s religious revival is a myth, am I missing something? They showed like 43% of young men now claim religion is very important and 40% of Gen Z men claim to attend church frequently, (a massive spike from the past) and all they have to say is that another study says sometimes those numbers can be exaggerated? Okay, but the polling has suggested young men care about religion more now, than they used to, if the numbers are inflated, they may have been inflated in the past too meaning the increase is still notable
But a deeper look shows that young men are not actually going to church more than young women. When it comes to self-reported rates of church attendance, the two are basically the same: 39% of young women and 40% of young men say they go to church once a month or more. Even then, we should be skeptical. Sociologists have long noted that Americans overstate church attendance, often dramatically, on surveys, an issue experts chalk up to social desirability bias, the same behavior that causes people to exaggerate how often they vote, downplay how much junk food they eat or even deny they’d buy a fur coat.
