by Craig Nash | Sep 24, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
I recently visited with Melissa Deckman, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, about how Gen Z is making its mark on the political arena. Deckman is the author of “The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy.” We discussed some of...
by Craig Nash | Sep 23, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
It seems like just a few minutes ago, the curmudgeons of the world were blaming the millennial generation for all of society’s problems. Newspapers were folding, Sears and Applebees were closing their doors, and it was all because millennials were allegedly...
by Delaney Metcalf | Jan 26, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
“Cancel culture” has become a trend of Generation Z. Being part of it seems to indicate that I have to “cancel” people I disagree with or who don’t accept the “right” truth. With this perspective, people are defined by their mistakes. In our eyes, it becomes their...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 10, 2020 | Opinion
Division is not unusual for Americans; we have always been united in name only. In 1968, this was certainly true. No surprise there. A 2016 Center for Public Opinion Research article looked back at 1968 and specifically the Chicago Democratic convention when Democrats...
by Joe Kendrick | Jun 1, 2020 | Opinion
Geo-socialization was an emerging trend five years ago when I urged local churches to consider and embrace it. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it a reality for the majority of churches. “Geo-socialization, in its simplest terms, may be described as social geography –...