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(SRN NEWS) – A new poll from the Pew Research Center foreshadows future religious decline in this country.  There is a huge age gap in the demographics, with 46 percent of the youngest American adults identifying as Christian, compared to 80 percent of the oldest.  Young adults are also three times more likely than the oldest group to be religiously unaffiliated.  One question going forward is whether young adults are firmly rejecting organized religion, or if some of them will return to the religious fold as they age.  Pew says returning to faith has not been happening in recent decades. 

Muslims worldwide will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic month of Ramadan begins this weekend.  For Muslims, it’s a time of increased worship, religious reflection, charity and good deeds.  It is also a time when Muslim terrorism peaks as radicals mark Ramadan with increased attacks on Christians and Jews.  Security will be beefed up in Israel, where a war with the Muslim terrorist group Hamas has yet to be concluded.  Some Jewish installations in the U.S. also increase security during Ramadan. 

Lawmakers in South Carolina are working on a bill that would let parents spend taxpayer money on private school tuition — including Christian and other religious schools.  Looming on the horizon is a potential legal showdown over the legislation. The General Assembly passed a similar bill in 2023 that the state Supreme Court struck down.  Supporters of the new measure say they think by putting the money in the hands of a trustee, constitutional concerns will e eliminated.  A growing number of states are adopting voucher laws. 

The Pentagon has revealed the specifics of its new transgender troop policy in a court filing.  It says that any service member or recruit who has been diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria is disqualified from serving — unless they can prove they meet a specific warfighting need and adhere to restrictions on their day-to-day behavior.  The policy memo was included in a court filing in a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order that bars people who are living as the opposite sex from serving in the military.