Many churches avoid discussing pornography although more than half of Americans admit they watch it. An estimated 91 percent of men and 60 percent of women nationwide consume porn at varying degrees ...
Read More »Majority of pastors feel lonely and isolated at times, Barna study finds
Two-thirds of pastors felt lonely or isolated at times last year, a new survey by the Barna Group found. That number is up significantly from 42 percent in 2015. At the same ...
Read More »Only one in three Americans have confidence in the church, Gallup finds
Only about one-third of Americans have confidence in the church or organized religion, and even fewer have faith in public schools. Gallup sampled Americans’ level of trust in more than a dozen ...
Read More »Another survey confirms decline in church attendance
Another report has been released that documents a decline in church attendance since the start of the pandemic. An average of 30 percent of Americans from 2020 to the present said they ...
Read More »Atheists say they feel alienated
Atheists are complaining they feel socially alienated even as government, Hollywood and the media push faith out of the public eye. The news comes as projections indicate Christianity might be a minority ...
Read More »Americans identify as socially conservative at highest numbers in decade
Americans may be rebelling against an increasingly liberal culture. More adults identify as social conservatives than at any time in the past decade, a new Gallup poll has found. Nearly four in ...
Read More »The positive impact of Chaplains on ICU families
It’s hard to forget your first time in the ICU. Strangers obscured by masks and gowns, beds surrounded by wires, constant beeping — it can feel like you’ve stumbled into a warped, ...
Read More »Absent fathers, failed marriages contribute to decline of Christianity
Absent fathers and failed marriages may be two reasons why Christianity is on the decline in the United States, a new study found. The Nationwide Study on Faith and Relationships, recently released by ...
Read More »Despite good intentions, most churchgoers fall short in volunteering
When all is said and done, there often is more said than done. Despite good intentions, most churchgoers don’t follow through on volunteer opportunities. Most Protestant churchgoers say their churches encourage them ...
Read More »Most Americans don’t want Biden-Trump rematch
Joe Biden and Donald Trump appear to be on a collision course in the 2024 presidential race, despite the wishes of most Americans concerning a rematch. An NBC News survey released this ...
Read More »Here’s where Missourians stand on Biden, Parson, Hawley, issues
More than six in 10 Missourians either disapprove or strongly disapprove of the way President Biden is doing his job. The “St. Louis Post-Dispatch” reported the poll of likely voters conducted by ...
Read More »Poll: Majority of Arabs in Judea and Samaria support terrorism
A new poll of Arabs living in Judea and Samaria, and the Gaza Strip, reveals they support terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens. A whopping 71% said they support the murder of two ...
Read More »Lent is season for celebration, not just self-denial
Although Ash Wednesday marked the first day of Lent, many Protestants consider it to be primarily a Catholic season. The commemoration, however, is finding growing popularity among Protestants looking to bring a ...
Read More »Pastors taking different approaches to participating in Halloween celebrations
Churches around the nation are taking different approaches on whether and how to celebrate Halloween. Most church leaders in a recent survey said they do not celebrate Halloween because it originated from ...
Read More »Vast majority of Americans still support helping Ukraine
A whopping 71 percent of Americans support sending military aid, money, or a combination of both to help Ukraine fight against Russia. The poll comes as some Republican leaders, including minority leader ...
Read More »Troubled economy has hurt churches, slight majority of Protestant pastors say
Just more than half of Protestant pastors in the United States believe current economy is having a negative impact on their churches, a new survey from Lifeway Research found. By contrast, just ...
Read More »Majority of evangelicals believe everyone is born innocent: survey
The overwhelming majority of U.S. evangelicals have accepted a view of human identity that aligns more with American society than the teaching of the Bible. The results are from a new survey ...
Read More »Most voters believe sanctuary cities should share burden of illegal immigration
Residents of so-called sanctuary cities were not happy when illegal aliens actually showed up in recent weeks. However, a majority of likely U.S. voters believe these cities should have to share the ...
Read More »Americans increasingly dissatisfied with K-12 education
An increasing number of Americans are dissatisfied with the state of K-12 education in the nation, a new Gallup poll found. Only 42 percent of respondents said they are completely or somewhat ...
Read More »Israel News Briefs
James Bond composer, American views toward Israel, Biden on nukes, and Ukrainian Aid make up today’s Israel News Briefs. Poll: Younger Americans more negative towards Israel A new Pew report found that 56% of ...
Read More »Confidence in nearly all institutions, including the church, dropped since last year
Confidence in nearly every American institution – including the church – has dropped over the past year, a new Gallup poll finds. The yearly poll asks respondents to share how much confidence, ...
Read More »Americans from all backgrounds agree on importance of parental rights
Parents rights are expected to be a critical issue in this fall’s midterm elections after creating headlines like never before. The survey comes as national outlets seemingly fight against parents with stories ...
Read More »Christians feel ill-equipped to share their faith
An average of just 1 in 3 Christians say they’ve had a conversation with a stranger or even someone they know about their faith. But, according to a new study by Lifeway, ...
Read More »How compromised pastors are contributing to our cultural rot
A new poll finds that just 4% of executive pastors have a biblical worldview. Has the church now become compromised? For many years, I have stated that a major reason America is ...
Read More »Social media loses popularity among younger generations
As concerns about the negative impact of social media on young people continue, the popularity of the apps is waning. Those born in the late 1990s and early 200s are turning their ...
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