Miguel Petrosky

What’s implicit about these constructions is that a person who puts this much attention into renovating a house they don’t personally own and is supposed to leave after a few years is someone who probably isn’t planning to leave

Is there religious revival among Gen Z? PITTSBURGH (RNS) — There’s a swell in Christian devotion at the University of Pittsburgh amid claims of national revival, but some researchers say ‘revival’ is too strong a word.

The consensus is that there's a plateau on religion's decline, not a "revival", but I do think something is activating the ones in Gen Z who lean religious.

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Miguel Petrosky (@miguelpetrosky.bsky.social) explores why Gen Z men are moving further to the political right than Millennials, and possibly becoming more religious as well.

Check out "TikTok Masculinity" from our September issue!

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A good time to remind folks that 9 times out of 10 editors usually choose the headline, not the journalist/writer.

But yea, a little deceptive.

I swear I can't think of a better (worst?) time for me to get a master's in International Political Theory than now.

The person who outwardly flaunts themselves as all-powerful is usually the one with the least amount of power.

I know I shouldn't have been surprised, but when I heard that Chris Tomlin sang at Charlie Kirk's funeral/political rally (let's be honest, it was more of a rally than a funeral), I was deeply disappointed.

His songs I grew up worshipping to are even more tainted with right-wing authoritarianism.

One thing to remember about the rising tide of authoritarianism in the U.S. is that, if we get through this, we need a robust conversation about the Executive Branch’s decades-long power expansion.

And to what extent we should decrease it.

This gets said a lot, but the irony of not caring about immigration until you’re actually affected doesn’t escape me.

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Also you should read the book!

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Blacklists and Civil Liberties | ARC: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera When one mentions deportations of immigrants for their political views and activism, or the antagonistic relationship between the government and higher education, it conjures up the current news cycle...

Lately, it's starting to feel like the McCarthy era has returned. Earlier last May, I interviewed @risenc.bsky.social about his book "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America," and I keep thinking about this interview.

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go read anything about how Jim Wallis or Tony Campolo (not heroes, just examples) were treated the moment they started to stray from company line on abortion/LGBTQ+ matters. Let alone not white men. Seriously, just read about how Call to Renewal or the Evangelical Immigration Table fractured.

Friends, If there's any moment in my lifetime that I feel that the U.S. constitutional amendments for the freedoms of the press and speech are in danger, it's now.

For my part, I'm going to do what I do best: Write, critique, report and say what's on my mind while I still have the right to do so.

“ABC and CBS are making a serious miscalculation. Their servility to Trump will not earn them peace, only greater pressure.”

That’s the German professional association of journalists, @djv.de, calling on major US media to support their journalists instead of preemptively silencing them.

As someone who works in this nonprofit space, Trump has been working to dismantle progressive nonprofits and its funding sources since he was re-elected. It is a major part of his agenda and it has nothing to do with Charlie Kirk.

I've never heard of a sitting VP or Pres hosting another TV program in this capacity before.

Buckley Jr was way better than kirk and I am far from a WFB jr guy

Social scientists have long found women tend to be more religious than men – but Gen Z may show a shift The religion gap between American men and women may be narrowing, a scholar explains – reflecting a seeming ‘God gap’ in US politics.

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Here’s an article that makes a similar argument that I make - that the gender gap in Gen Z vis a vis politics and religion is increasing

In light of recent discoveries about Charlie Kirk's assassination, my latest article released last week with @therevealer.bsky.social highlights some of the trends that are leading Gen Z men toward conservatism, and sometimes far-right radicalization at worst.

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Weather Underground would like to have a word

I miss aspects of living in the U.S., but I don’t miss the normalization of gun violence and the avoidance of suitable policy steps to lower it.

Our September issue is here!

With articles on the religious roots behind the attack on higher education, Gen Z men moving to the Right, Pakistani Hindus unable to immigrate to India, Black Catholics, Aimee McPherson & Donald Trump's fans, religion and ecological distress, & more! therevealer.org

I'm excited to see an article that I've been working on for the past several months released today! It's an interesting look at at Gen Z men's reported trend toward both religion and political conservatism, and the factors that might be driving it.

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The Revealer's September issue features great articles from @miguelpetrosky.bsky.social, @neiljyoung.bsky.social, @anujbehal.bsky.social, @tiaphd.bsky.social, and others! Read it today!

I’m off to grad school in Scotland tomorrow! Lots of emotions, but I’m excited to move to a new place, and to learn and grow personally and professionally.

Send all the good vibes as I take this huge step into a new chapter of my life.

What’s funny about writing is that I sometimes don’t know what I think about a particular matter until I sit and put it down on paper.

John MacArthur, Firebrand Preacher and Culture Warrior, Dies at 86 He was a theologically uncompromising pastor in Southern California who influenced generations of evangelical preachers.

Breaking News: The Rev. John MacArthur, an influential evangelical preacher in California who became a culture warrior, has died at 86.

Great Falls of Fire - Christianity Today How Jimmy Swaggart’s legacy of scandal shaped the evangelical landscape.

“Scandal does not have to be an end. It can also be a beginning.” Thanks to @christianitytoday.com for the chance to write about how Jimmy Swaggart, and his tight-knit Pentecostal family from Ferriday, Louisiana changed the American cultural landscape. www.christianitytoday.com/2025/07/jimm...

Notes From Afar | Miguel Petrosky | Substack A newsletter of essays, observations, and cultural reflections from an American living in Scotland. Click to read Notes From Afar, by Miguel Petrosky, a Substack publication. Launched a year ago.

I’m launching a newsletter as I get ready to move to Scotland - check it out!

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Either that or libertarian (I presume the latter).