2 Articles & Trump Era?
My work in Christendom is focused with children and youth, their parents, and the support systems for both. When I saw these two articles, one from 2014 and more recent, it reminded me that there is a lot of work to do with the parables of Jesus more than faith in orthodoxy’s messiah’s claim about Jesus. The golden rule more than confession of faith. Embedded theology is alive and well.
The No 1 Reason Teens Keep the Faith as Young Adults
David Briggs, Huffingtonpost.com (12/29/14)
Mothers and fathers who practice what they preach and preach what they practice are far and away the major influence related to adolescents keeping the faith into their 20s, according to new findings from a landmark study of youth and religion.
Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds
Niraj Chokshi, The New York Times (4/24/18)
A study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences questions that explanation, the latest to suggest that Trump voters weren’t driven by anger over the past, but rather fear of what may come. White, Christian and male voters, the study suggests, turned to Mr. Trump because they felt their status was at risk.