by Zach Dawes Jr | Dec 3, 2021 | News
Gen Z sees listening without judgment as the leading criterion for effective evangelism, according to a Barna Group report published in early November. U.S. teens between ages 13 and 18 were asked to select all applicable answers from a list of 14 options in response...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Dec 3, 2021 | News
A slight majority (54%) of U.S. adults support the death penalty, according to a Gallup report published Nov. 19. This rate is essentially unchanged in recent years – declining two points since 2018 – and it is the lowest level of support since 1972 when 50% affirmed...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Dec 2, 2021 | News
Faith, religion and spirituality are not cited as a leading source of meaning in life by many adults around the world, according to a Pew Research Center report published Nov. 18. Pew surveyed 19,000 adults from 17 nations in early 2021, asking them an open-ended...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 30, 2021 | News
Protestant churches in the U.S. are seeing their finances stabilize after a volatile 2020, according to data published on Nov. 16 by LifeWay Research. Comparing financial support in 2020 to that of 2021, only 22% of pastors reported that giving levels had declined....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 29, 2021 | News
Government restrictions on religion were at an all-time high in 2019, according to a report published by Pew Research Center this fall, while social hostility toward religion declined. A Government Restrictions Index (GRI) and a Social Hostilities Index (SHI) were...