Melissa Deckman on Muck Rack

Melissa Deckman

Washington, D.C.
As seen in: MSN, HuffPost, The Washington Post, Wiley Online Library, Yahoo News, Aol, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, SAGE Publishing, Taylor & Francis Online, The Contrarian and
CEO @PRRIpoll, I write about American politics, religion, and gender. www.melissadeckman.com
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with Melissa

Contact Melissa, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

Why Gen Z Is Losing Faith in America

|
By Melissa Deckman
| Bucks County Beacon
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, our latest report, Competing Visions of America at 250: Politics, Religion, and Identity, surfaces a troubling signal for the future of our democracy — and it centers on the nation’s youngest citizens. Generation Z, now adults aged 18 to 29, expresses markedly less pride in their country and a more tenuous commitment to long-held democratic values than older Americans.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Why Gen Z is losing faith in America

|
By Melissa Deckman
| Baptist News Global
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, our latest report, “Competing Visions of America at 250: Politics, Religion, and Identity,” surfaces a troubling signal for the future of our democracy — and it centers on the nation’s youngest citizens. Generation Z, now adults aged 18 to 29, expresses markedly less pride in their country and a more tenuous commitment to long-held democratic values than older Americans.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

What’s the real story with Gen Z and religion today?

|
By Melissa Deckman, Diana Orces
| Baptist News Global
Last week, we released the latest PRRI Census of American Religion. Our 2025 data show religious affiliation in the United States has remained largely unchanged since 2024, with 28% of Americans identifying as religiously unaffiliated. Church attendance also has not increased. In fact, self-reported attendance has remained relatively stable since 2020, although still below 2013 levels. Among young Americans (ages 18 to 29), weekly church attendance has similarly held steady over the past year.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 85 licensed articles (94 Total)
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified