I'm confused, is this suggesting that Gen Z is more socially conservative? I figured that Gen Z would be nationalistic but very socially liberal/irreligious.
There's some statistic that shows 44% of gen z attends church. I'm not sure if the number is that high though. Many are probably forced to go by their parents though.
One thing I have noticed is that religiosity and politics is almost flipped with this generation. The conservatives are more culturally conservative/nationalist and secular whereas the liberals see Jesus as a socialist/liberal type figure and their faith reinforces their economic views
Part of the reason for higher church attendance could be immigration.
True. A large number of gen z are Hispanic and they're probably very catholic.
Also conservative whites tend to be more religious and outbreed liberal whites so their gen z kids are also going to church.
Or it could be that their parents are religious and make them go to church and they are not "very Catholic" themselves