The decline of American Christianity has finally stabilized (& other stories)

A roundup of important news and commentary from around the interwebs.

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At The European Conservative, Rod Dreher explains why pro-natalist policies are achieving mixed results—and why cultures not rooted in the promotion of family will die: “Without Europeans, Europe Has No Future.”

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How far did the rot of gender ideology go in the federal government? This, from Christopher Rufo, is a disturbing read: “Whistleblower: There’s a Trans Cult Inside the NSA.”

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Good news from Michael New in National Review:

On Thursday, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released a study on the impact of recently enacted pro-life laws. It analyzed state level fertility data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia from 2012 to 2023. It found that state level abortion bans and heartbeat acts resulted in statistically significant increases in state fertility rates. Overall, it estimates that over 22,000 lives have been saved by recently enacted pro-life laws. Good news!

New also has a good piece debunking the claim that pro-life laws are spiking infant mortality rates. The lies are almost incessant, and New’s work is invaluable.

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Louise Perry explains the growing gender gap, in which young men are turning to the Right…but young women are turning to the Left: “Fraternising with the enemy.”

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The always-brilliant Mary Harrington examines the challenge technology poses to conservatism: “Imago DEI.”

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Read at your own discretion—but this story is another important reminder of what Katy Faust and Stacy Manning write about in their book Them Before Us, on the dangers of the buying and selling of children: “Gay couple who showed off picture-perfect family gets 100 years in prison for horrific rape of adopted sons.”

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From Commonplace: “The Stabilization of Religious Decline Is a Big Deal,” on an interesting new development in the ongoing secularization trend. An excerpt:

But the latest RLS, released in February, shows that the trend was not inevitable. The decline of religiosity has leveled off, with the share of Americans identifying as Christians remaining over 60%. Even more interesting, the Pew data reveal that Gen Z is a surprising contributor to the stabilization of religious decline. The youngest generation of American adults is about as religious as their older peers in the Millennial generation—bucking a well-established trend of declining religiosity as generations progress.

Read the whole thing here.

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From ARPA’s John Sikkema, at C2C Journal, a good overview of the battle against gender ideology in Canada’s public schools: “Resisting Gender Ideology Indoctrination in Canada’s Public Schools.”

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As a farewell reminder of the damage Justin Trudeau did internationally—with Canadian tax dollars—here’s more research from Pat Maloney: “Trudeau spent $91 million in tax dollars to spread LGBT ideology to poor countries.”

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More soon.