CHICAGO, IL. (THECOUNT) — Kanye West is influencing internet searches for “Jesus” and “What do Christians believe?” following his comments about Christianity and corresponding gospel album release, reports say.
Online searches by millennials and Gen Zers seeking answers about Christianity have increased exponentially following the release of West’s gospel-rap album, “Jesus Is King,” on Friday.
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A recent survey from American Bible Society found that 61 percent of millennials and 58 percent of Gen Zers said they’re curious about the Bible. Moreover, half of the unchurched people said they are curious as well to know what the Bible says, reports ChicksOnRight.
Via Fox News:
The 42-year-old born-again believer recently shared he reads his Bible before going to bed.
American Bible Society wants to give that same opportunity to those who’ve heard the album and are interested in the faith. The ministry, which was started in 1816, launched “Bibles for Kanye Fans” to “aid those with questions by offering free access to the Bible,” giving away up to 1,000 copies of the Good News Translation for free.
“When we saw an influential cultural figure like Kanye inspiring young people to curiously seek out answers to their faith questions, we saw that as an opportunity to do what we do best as an organization: to provide God’s word and point people to it as a source to their questions about faith,” Dr. John Farquhar Plake, the organization’s director of ministry intelligence, told Fox News.
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