80 million people in the US were born between 1980 and 2000, a generation defined by sociologists as Generation Y - more commonly called Millennials. According to experts, Millennials feel entitled, are more narcissistic than their parents, and delay previously established "rites of passage" such as moving out and getting married. They are less interested in voting and preserving the environment, and more skilled in the practical use of technology than they are in effectively communicating in writing or speaking.
Of these 80 million, 15% identify as Christians.
In Greenville, South Carolina, one of the most internationally renowned Christian schools teaches thousands of students every day. Among majors like Theatre Arts and Chemistry, Millennials receive a top education coupled with a Christian environment, where there are nightly prayer meetings and physical contact between boys and girls is punishable with community service. Centered around Bob Jones University, Millennials clash with each other and the world around them, pressured by their parents and grandparents to be one way while the world beckons them to be another. Can a Christian named Christian preach the gospel while raising his baby brother? Can a little boy with two loving fathers understand the battle going on around him? Can two teenagers really have everything they want and still make everyone happy? And is it really so bad to have a little sin in your life?
Only 15% of Millennials identify as Christians. The question, is why.
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