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Why Gen Z fear marriage more than police bullets

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A failed marriage proposal. (Courtesy/iStock)

Young men and women of this country are pressing for real change in how governance and public affairs are run. Generation Z (Gen Z) is not about to let business run as usual. But there is a weird message that emerged in their protests recently.

One of the placards the demonstrators raised during the recent demonstrations read: "We Only Fear God and Marriage."

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