In an age of social isolation fueled by COVID and largely stripped of hope and dreams, young people need to believe in something outside of themselves and this belief is getting bigger. It fills them with a certain amount of optimism, gives them hope and makes them feel more relaxed. And last but not least, it makes them kinder, more compassionate and attentive to others. Women who attend religious services at least once a week are 68% less likely to die by suicide, drug overdose or alcohol.

For men, it is 33%, according to a study by the School of Public Health at Harvard University. As a matter of fact, people of faith tend to cope with the difficulties that come in their way, poverty and despair than non-believers. American Christians are more likely to adopt a child, volunteer, and contribute to charity than secular people.

It is important to note that religious people are at the forefront of the fight against global human trafficking. They participate in important initiatives that provide food, water, shelter, medicine and other aid and care around the world to people suffering from crises, disasters and wars. As the Springtide study points out, young people get more and more to the idea that God is not a religion run by people.