Apparently there has been an increase in young men becoming regular church goers

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Lookuptotheskies · 21/04/2025 22:15

Interesting....

The writer of this piece links it to the toxic "traditional" values of the manosphere.

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I am curious and this does make sense to me. Wondered if others suspect the same.

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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/i-m-delighted-to-see-gen-z-men-in-the-uk-flocking-back-to-church-i-just-hope-it-s-for-the-right-reasons/ar-AA1DiF3z?cvid=e53a2cbcc06f4535905975064caa3081&ei=28&ocid=msedgntp&pc=ASTS

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SmegmaCausesBV · 11/05/2025 13:01

ForHeartyPeachOtter · 11/05/2025 08:28

I wonder if asylum seekers have bumped up the numbers? In our area, a lot of young Pakistani men have started going to the local church and converting to Christianity. They even stand in the town with a cross, blasting out Christian music while they film themselves. The reason is, if they claim to be Christian, they can say they can’t be sent back to their country as they’d be persecuted.

The man who carried out an acid attack on his wife before jumping in the Thames (remember that massive manhunt) was an example of this. He’d been baptised and claimed he was at risk of persecution from the Taliban if he went home.

I reckon this is also quite likely - they'd be keen to register and most young lads would probably not do surveys etc either. I also think the lack of funding for MH support drives people to try to get help in communities like this, which isn't always the best idea given they need specialist help and usually encouragement to stay on medication. Lots of need out there and the likes of FB are American and highly religious so possibly feeding it all.

Bimini19 · 11/05/2025 13:05

SammyScrounge · 22/04/2025 00:41

Some years ago , I heard a rabbi on the radio say that the.only.religions not in decline today were the ones that granted men power over women.

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Are there any other religions?

Shintoism maybe.

DurinsBane · 11/05/2025 13:07

Screamingabdabz · 21/04/2025 22:39

I agree op. I have direct experience of this and the increased Christian engagement was directly influenced by Andrew Tate. The idea of being ‘clean’ and meditative and self-disciplined chimed with his desire to achieve the ‘high status male’ goal. Practising Christianity was a way of doing this and it’s interesting that the increase is being seen in Catholic and high church iterations where women are sidelined and not permitted to lead.

High church places are generally more liberal socially that low churches.

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