Some Gen Zers say TikTok and other social media is giving them the information they need to think for themselves when it comes to their religious upbringing.
Jillian Orr walks across stage in her custom graduation gown for Brigham Young University on Friday, April 22, 2022.— in which students and faculty pledge to create “an atmosphere consistent with the ideals and principles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” Among those principles is that same-sex relationships are not compatible with church teachings.Another videoIn that video, Orr shows viewers a quiz question from a marriage and family class required for her psychology degree.
Orr said TikTok is providing members of Generation Z “the information so they can choose and think for themselves. When given all the information and allowing people to learn, question and challenge, that is when people can make decisions for themselves.”— a term that refers to someone who has left the Latter-day Saint faith.
“My entire life I was taught to believe in God and that my purpose on Earth was to be with him again,” Kou said. “But now that I don’t, it feels like I don’t know anything anymore. I didn’t know my purpose.”
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