Young women are leaving the Church for a reason

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Young men are going to church in increasing numbers, according to recent data , and women in the same age bracket are increasingly irreligious, which is a markedly unusual demographic shift.

So, why is this, and what is happening? What kind of churches are these men flocking to, and why are they going? Those are interesting questions, and there are several layers to explore.

But among some young men, the Holy Spirit indeed appears to be moving powerfully.

Various narratives are swirling today about disaffected and demoralized young men, but what seems clear is that many of them are yearning for something more, and they’ve found the broader culture to be empty. In May, The Wall Street Journal published a moving story about how churches are ministering to struggling bo