Young men have been taking a beating in the culture for the last several years. They're being derided as paternalistic, sexist, domineering and toxic, and Daily Wire journalist Megan Basham says it's taking a toll.
“Now you rightly have a generation of confused, often angry, sometimes bitter and cynical young men.”
Basham told the Jenna Ellis in the Morning show that Charlie Kirk (shown right) was a great role model for them, and his death left a hole that's been hard to fill. She says the evangelical church needs to step into the gap.
“I think it's a demographic that is, I would call it, Christ-curious right now. You have a lot of young men asking questions about what does the Bible say, about what do Christians believe?”
But Basham says there's competition, from actually toxic role models like Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes. The gospel has a positive message for young men, but just putting up male-friendly window dressing in a church won't do. We've been down that road.
Tate is a British-American internet personality, former professional kickboxer, and entrepreneur. He’s gained global attention through social media -- especially for his posts promoting wealth-building, masculinity, and dominance.
Fuentes is an American conservative political commentator and social media presence. He’s became known through YouTube and streaming platforms where he discusses politics and culture.
“If we don't contend with what happened during the seeker-sensitive era, I also think we're going to miss this moment,” Basham said.
She says that's what Kirk was so good at. He was unapologetic, proudly male and he pointed to Christ.
“We have learned some hard lessons about what it means to craft our teaching around what's trendy right now, or what we think will draw people to Christ, instead of just holding Christ up,” she said.
