Bible Sales Soar, Young Adults Lead Church Attendance: New Findings

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On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported Bible sales surged 35% in September compared to with 2024, indicating “a religious revival for some in the U.S.”

All told, Americans bought 2.4 million Bibles last month alone. The news outlet reports that Bible sales were already up 11% for 2025, but soared in the days after Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

It’s worth pointing out that last year book trackers found that Bible sales rose 22% compared to 2023. In other words, Bible sales have been climbing for at least a couple of years now.

The Wall Street Journal also notes that young adults seem particularly interested in scripture. Those findings track with a study Barna released in September showing young adults “are driving a resurgence in church attendance.”

According to Barna, Millenial and Gen Z churchgoers attend services approximately twice a month, on average, and teens are “very motivated to learn about Jesus.“

This year, experts have tracked a “quiet revival” happening among young adults outside the U.S. In April, The Bible Society of the U.K. issued a report describing how Gen Z is leading “an exciting turnaround in church attendance” across the pond. All of that is good news.

By most accounts, the Bible is the bestselling book of all time and the single most widely-read book in the history of human civilization. The Bible has had such a profound impact on American society that in 2013 Arkansas lawmakers passed Act 1440 letting public schools offer elective academic courses where students may learn about “the Bible and its influence on literature, art, music, culture, and politics.” Data from the Arkansas Department of Education shows 264 public school students enrolled in courses to study the Bible academically during the 2025 school year.

It’s good to see young adults returning to church and engaging with the Bible. Of course, it isn’t enough simply to own a Bible or go to a church. The Bible is meant to be read, learned, and followed, and church congregations help believers live out their faith in daily life. Still, buying a Bible and going to church is a great start.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Study Finds Spike in Teen THC Use

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A recent study from the University of Michigan found flavored marijuana vaping has become the most common form on marijuana use among teenagers.

Researchers found a sharp spike in marijuana vaping since 2021, writing, “Among eighth graders who vaped marijuana, the percentage using flavored solutions jumped from 47% in 2021 to 63% in 2024. The trend was similar for older students, with use climbing from 41% to 53% for 10th graders and from 36% to 50% for 12th graders.”

A similar study last year found an alarming number of high schoolers use Delta-8 THC.

A growing body of research shows that THC and marijuana are harmful regardless of whether they are vaped, smoked, or eaten.

Public health reports across America have shown these drugs have sent kids to the emergency room and prompted parents to call poison control centers.

Marijuana has been tied to a number of deadly heart problems — including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke. In fact, researchers now say marijuana use doubles a person’s risk of death from heart disease. 

Marijuana use has been tied to increased risk for diabetes.

Experts also have found heavy marijuana use is strongly linked to a 325% increased risk of oral cancer.

And marijuana use during pregnancy has been shown time and time again to hurt unborn children and newborns.

In Arkansas, marijuana industry insiders worked unsuccessfully to expand marijuana via the state’s ballot initiative process in 2022 and 2024. Fortunately, neither of those bad measures passed.

All of this underscores what we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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