Posted on 02/02/2018 8:22:28 AM PST by SeekAndFind
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Prominent Latino evangelical leader the Rev. Gabriel Salguero told a gathering of Christian college administrators this week that they are facing a "Daniel and Esther" moment as Latino millennials, overall, are becoming less religious the more they assimilate to American culture.
"The longer Latinos are in the United States and the more Americanized they become, the more secularized they become," Salguero, a natural born American born to Puerto Rican parents, explained. "The fastest growing group among millenials is the nones — the n-o-n-e-s."
Salguero, founder of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition and the leader of Calvario City Church in Orlando, Florida, was addressing those gathered in Grapevine, Texas, for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities' International Forum on Wednesday.
"So if you are teaching in places of Christian higher education, the question is 'Are we part of that trend?'"
As the Hispanic population in the U.S. is over 56 million, Salguero stated that the majority of Latinos in the U.S. are natural-born citizens, not foreign-born.
Although language used to be a barrier for Latinos in the U.S. seeking a Christian higher education in decades past, the same can not be said for many of today's young Latinos, he noted.
"It's a great opportunity for Christian higher education because the parents and the grandparents are looking for academically rigorous education with a Christian worldview," Salguero said. "Here is the opportunity."
Considering that the Hispanic population in the U.S. is estimated to reach 119 million by the year 2060, Salguero added that the new latinos coming to the U.S. during that time will also be looking for an education with a Christian worldview.
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Yeah! they’re so much better than us!
Baloney, it’s all about the money. Just as democrats expect votes from them, Churches expect donations.
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