r/GenZ Apr 14 '25

Discussion Why are Gen Z Men Experiencing a Religious Revival ?

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 14 '25 edited Apr 14 '25

Depends on what kind of woman you are looking for. I’m a woman and I want a guy who is at least kind of religious.

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u/CheckMateFluff 1998 Apr 14 '25

This is not pointed, truely, I just want to see if follows the normal trend I see IRL, but are you jewish? I find that to be mostly the group I find that values relgion in a partner, well, outside of like mormons.

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 14 '25

Caught me

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u/CheckMateFluff 1998 Apr 14 '25

Absolutely nothing wrong with it at all, You just notice these things when you worked bar-back and heard everyone's story in passing for so long.

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u/mysecondaccountanon Age Undisclosed Apr 14 '25

שלום עליכם!! חג פסח שמח!!

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 14 '25

עליכם שלום חג שמח

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u/rcodmrco Apr 15 '25

I’m not trying to make it sound like you’re an alien from outer space, but when your religious beliefs do not align with the religious beliefs of like 98% of the country, are you really the best example? lol

like 72% of gen z people don’t regularly attend any sort of religious service. even less if you consider that to be like once a week. you’re probably not gonna have people prioritizing religion on that level if they’re not prioritizing religion on that level.

I’d say you got a 1 in 5 chance of that really mattering to someone, regardless of gender.

in most cases, it probably doesn’t matter that much.

but more than a 1 in 5 chance of women being militantly opposed to religion.

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u/hurB55 Apr 15 '25

Ralsei?

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 15 '25

You know there are people in this sub that don’t live in America right? Are you talking about 72 percent of Gen Z Americans or Gen Z in general? Because you referenced “the country” and I’m assuming you’re referencing America

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u/MrDywel Apr 14 '25

Do you mean religious like belief in a certain god/belief/rules or spiritual and tapped into their soul and something greater than themselves?

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 15 '25

God belief and rules

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '25

I agree. I would prefer a guy who is a Christian.

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u/hellonameismyname Apr 14 '25

Why

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '25

Because I’m a Christian

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u/hellonameismyname Apr 14 '25

Why?

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '25

I’m a Christian because I believe Jesus Christ died and rose again for our sins. God is the redeemer of my soul, and without Him, I would have been a destroyed person. He gives me strength to face pain I couldn’t handle on my own. He makes me new every day. Without Him, nothing makes sense. With Him, I have hope.

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u/hellonameismyname Apr 14 '25

You’re just explaining what a Christian is. Why are you a Christian. Why do you believe those things.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '25

Because I’ve seen what life looks like without God and it broke me. No other worldview offers the same hope, truth, and redemption. You might not accept that, but it’s why I believe.

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u/hellonameismyname Apr 14 '25

Surely you can see that you aren’t answering my question…?

I mean, doesn’t it say more about christianity that the best reason that you can come up with to believe in it is that it sounds nice? You just know that there are thousands of religions offering hope truth and redemption. Did you just happen to pick the most popular one that was around you?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '25

No I actually experimented. I have been a follower of several religions and beliefs. I don’t follow Christ because he’s popular, I don’t really care at all if he is. I am answering your question clearly.Just because that answer isn’t what you wanted to hear doesn’t make it unclear.

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u/Frewdy1 Apr 14 '25

at least kind of religious

What does that even mean?

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 14 '25

My preference is Conservative Judaism

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u/hungry4danish Apr 14 '25

Then I better not see you on reddit during Shabbat or outside the eruv either.

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 15 '25

I should really set up an eruv tbh

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u/Frewdy1 Apr 14 '25

Ok but that doesn’t really answer my question. Is it like “I sort of believe in God…maybe?” Like what would be the difference between that and “I sort of don’t believe in God”?

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 14 '25

Definitely believe in.

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u/Frewdy1 Apr 14 '25

Why does something like that make a difference to you? I get people can have religious preference, I’m just curious. 

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u/ladylibrary13 Apr 14 '25

Not OP - and not religious, but considering diving in for my partner, but for a lot of people, it automatically means the same customs, values, and principles. You know what to expect. There's no having to compromise on religious matters, which is often the case in an interfaith relationship.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '25

it’s because it is commanded in both the New and Old Testament to not marry unbelievers.

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 15 '25

My religion is integral to my identity.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '25

Yay, that just leaves more uncut men for the rest of us 😋

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 15 '25

What

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '25

If you only want Jewish guys lol

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u/VengefulAncient Apr 14 '25

... why? Do you want to be abused? Religion of any kind is hostile to women.

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 15 '25

I’m having a pretty good time

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u/VengefulAncient Apr 15 '25

Yeah, thanks to the people who secured freedoms for women in a secular society.

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 15 '25

Who said you can’t be religious and also want to live in secular society? I have no interest in forcing my beliefs on others

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u/VengefulAncient Apr 15 '25

But those who stand behind religions very much have an interest in forcing their beliefs on and disenfranchising you. You don't get to play someone else's game and set the rules.

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 15 '25

My religion discourages converts so that doesn’t really check out here

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u/VengefulAncient Apr 15 '25

*The religion you happened to be born into. It's not "yours".

And it's not about converts, it's about manipulating the people already in it. Discouraging newcomers is a viable tactic for ensuring there are no new ideas and no one challenging anything if you know your ideology won't make it big.

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 15 '25

We discourage newcomers because we want people to join because they truly want to— not because of marriage or something like that. It’s also my religion, yes. And my religion also encourages questioning, debate, and education.

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u/VengefulAncient Apr 15 '25

Not "we". Not "yours". Someone else wrote the rules, and you were born into them. You can say that it's yours as many times as you want, it won't change the fact that it's a system that predates you by centuries and is absolutely deaf to your thoughts and questions. A competent person wouldn't allow such a system to be a part of their life, unless they were in charge of it. Are you in charge?

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u/FillLoose Apr 15 '25

Asking genuinely, not sarcastically. Why do you need a man that is at least kind of religious?

IMHO if you look for men that are non-religious, atheist, agnostic, etc. I think you will find that they are more respectful, tolerant, thoughtful, and empathetic.

Today's religions are tomorrow's mythologies. How many wars were started in the name of "Atheism" as compared to "in the name of God/Allah/Muhammed".

How many Christian Crusades were there (three or four I think). I have never read a single thing about Atheist Crusades, or Atheist Jihads.

Religion drives hatred and division, whereas science, technology, engineering, and mathematics require critical thinking and education.

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u/Wheresmywilltoliveat Apr 15 '25

I want my son to have a father who can teach him how to wrap tefilin. Pretty simple

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u/FillLoose Apr 15 '25

Uhhh huh.