Faith Resurgence on the National Mall

He stood on the National Mall and said the words out loud. President Donald Trump declared this week that religion is making a “tremendous comeback” in the United States, telling a crowd gathered on the National Mall that Christianity is fueling the country’s renewal. He pointed to packed church pews as evidence, saying that just two or three years ago, “nobody was going,” but today the seats are full again. He framed faith as central to America’s success and said the recent national turnaround has been built on Christianity. For believers across the country who have spent years watching faith pushed to the margins of public life, hearing a sitting president openly tie the nation’s strength to Christ is a moment that lands differently. It is not just political language. It is recognition from the highest office in the land that something real is shifting in the American soul. The numbers back up what pastors have been quietly noticing. A recent Gallup poll found that 42 percent of young men between 18 and 29 now say religion is “very important” to them, up from 28 percent just a few years ago. That is not a small uptick. That is a generation that was written off as lost beginning to turn back toward the cross. “And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” Colossians 1:17. Empires rise on the strength of armies and economies, but nations are sustained by what they worship. When a people remember the God who holds everything together, the fruit shows up in their families, their courts, their schools, and yes, their churches. What do you think is driving this return to faith among younger Americans? He is still building His church. #trump #america #christianity