President Donald Trump announced Thursday that on May 17, in conjunction with America’s 250 birthday celebration, a prayer event will be held on the National Mall to “rededicate America as one nation under God.”

But who’s going to show up?

For much of the modern era, religious identification in the United States and other Western nations has steadily declined. Pew Research Center data show that the percentage of adults identifying as Christian dropped from 78% in 2007 to roughly 62% by 2025.  

Over the same period, the number of “nones”—people with no religious affiliation—climbed from about 16% to nearly 29% of the U.S. population.  

This long-term downward trajectory in affiliation and practice has been strongly driven by younger generations, including millennials and Generation Z, who have historically been less likely than older cohorts to attend services, pray daily, or see religion as central to daily life.  

However, in the past few years, something new and complex has emerged: signs that parts of Generation Z are moving back toward belief—or at least toward spiritual engagement—in noticeable ways. 

Several surveys suggest that, among young people, interest in religious belief and spiritual life is no longer declining as rapidly as before and may even be increasing: 

— YouGov data tracking younger generations over time showed that belief in God or a higher........

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