Who do Israelis prefer for the next President of the United States? A JNS/Direct Polls survey finds Vice President Kamala Harris has virtually no support among young Israelis between 18-29. They back ...
Read More »Today’s News Briefs: Geese claim; Americans tune-out politics; Overtime taxes
Today’s news briefs include Americans limiting political news intake; Haitians eating geese?; Islamists win in Jordanian elections; No tax on overtime proposed. Muslim Brotherhood wins more seats in Jordan The Muslim Brotherhood ...
Read More »Churchgoers agree that Christian movies can be effective for evangelism
Most churchgoers believe Christian movies are effective evangelism tools, a new Lifeway Research poll found. In addition, many say they have discussed a film’s biblical themes with unbelievers. The poll of more than ...
Read More »Majority of voters plan to pray ahead of casting ballot
More than half of respondents to a recent poll by Religion News Service, including 67 percent of millennials, said they plan to pray before voting on Election Day. A majority (58 percent) ...
Read More »Young Israelis favor Trump by whopping 95%
A poll of young Israelis finds they support former President Donald Trump 95% to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s 5% if they could vote in November. Seventy-four percent of respondents aged 18 ...
Read More »Christians continue to grapple with proper role of artificial intelligence
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has led to interesting questions about the future roles of humans and AI. The Barna Group and the technology platform Gloo recently asked both Christians and ...
Read More »Today’s News Briefs: Gaza pier ends; Ballot ruling; Biden has covid
Today’s News Briefs: Gaza pier ends; Ruling on mailed ballots; Biden has covid. Nevada judges rules on counting late ballots Ballots that come in four days after Election Day can still ...
Read More »Kansas City drivers are fifth-worst in nation, research finds
Buckle up, Kansas City. The city proper has the fifth-worst drivers in the nation, according to research by “Forbes Advisor.” “Fatal car accidents are increasing across the country, with the number of ...
Read More »Just 1/3 of churchgoers say they notice their congregation supporting crisis pregnancy centers
Despite the growing need for crisis pregnancy centers following the Dobbs decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last summer, a new Lifeway Research survey found that only 31 percent of Protestant churchgoers ...
Read More »Americans oppose protests and support Israel military action in Rafah
Anti-Israel protests are much more popular on elite college campuses than with the American public in general. Two recent polls find that the American people are on opposite sides of the Biden ...
Read More »This is how many Americans believe in the resurrection
Although the nation seems to be growing more secular, there is good news for Christians this Easter season. Two-thirds of Americans still say they believe Jesus physically rose from the dead. Nearly ...
Read More »Half of American Muslims support Hamas attack: poll
A new Pew Research Center poll finds that roughly half of American Muslims believe that the Hamas terror organization is justified in its war against Israel. The survey among 12,693 respondents between ...
Read More »Poll: Arabs overwhelmingly support Hamas Oct. 7 attack
A new survey finds that Arabs across the Middle East and North Africa overwhelmingly agree with the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre and kidnappings. The extensive effort surveyed residents of 16 nations representing ...
Read More »Churches must tackle porn, says app founder
The use of pornography has become a “civilizational crisis” that churches need to address, according to Ronald DeHaas, founder and CEO of the accountability app Covenant Eyes. DeHaas, who also serves as ...
Read More »Young people dubious of climate warming claims
As world governments move forward with controversial climate policies, more young people are questioning the claims. These young audiences are skeptical of what detractors of these policies say is climate “alarmism” according ...
Read More »Half of pastors wanted to ditch pulpit since 2020
A shortage of pastors for American churches may be looming. More than half have seriously considered leaving the ministry since 2020 for various reasons, a new study from the Hartford Institute for ...
Read More »Christians support Israel against Hamas, but fewer say Bible influenced opinion
A majority of U.S. Christians support Israel in the war against Hamas, although only one in four say the Bible has influenced their opinions about the Jewish state, according to a new ...
Read More »Young Americans more likely to deny Holocaust, criticize Israel, survey finds
The October 7 Hamas attack on Israel has exposed the extent of antisemitism in the United States, especially among young people. One in five Americans believe the Holocaust of the Jewish people is ...
Read More »Food website ranks most popular Christmas dishes in Missouri, Kansas
Favorite dishes are as much a part of the Christmas season as trees and packages. Although nearly everyone enjoys turkey and the trimmings, each state also has several popular regional meals. Three ...
Read More »Do atheists attend church on Christmas?
The country seems more and more divided between people of faith and those who consider themselves agnostics and atheists. Many people who are nominally religious and even agnostic may still celebrate the ...
Read More »Missourians, Kansans list favorite Christmas songs
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is the most popular Christmas song in Missouri, while Kansans prefer “Jingle Bells.” FinanceBuzz recently used Google trends to find the most popular song ...
Read More »One in three Missourians considers their public schools to be of poor quality
Nearly one-third of Missouri voters consider their public schools to be of poor quality, up from 17 percent a year earlier. A recent survey by St. Louis University and YouGov found Missouri ...
Read More »More than half of Americans report being in contact with dead relative
Ancient practices apparently are alive and well in a supposedly scientific age. More than half of Americans reported interacting with dead relatives through dreams and other means, according to new survey results ...
Read More »Majority of Missourians rate public schools as only fair or poor
More than half of Missourians are not happy with the state’s public schools. Fifty-six percent rated their local schools as fair or poor, and seven in 10 said the same about public ...
Read More »Social media a top concern for parents: Tips to protect children
As schools across the nation are back in session, a new poll finds parents are increasingly concerned about the social media habits of their children. The vast majority of parents say internet ...
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