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...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 24, 2021 | News
A strong majority (80%) of U.S. adults say that suffering in the world is largely the result of human action, according to a Pew Research Center report published Nov. 23. An even larger percentage of adults who believe in God or a higher power affirmed this...
by Paul Lewis | Nov 19, 2021 | News
Paul Lewis is professor of religion in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He is the author of Wisdom Calls: The Moral Story of the Hebrew Bible and Faithful Innovation: The Rule of God and a Christian Practical Wisdom. 1....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 19, 2021 | News
The protests and counter protests regarding the removal of monuments and statues to leaders of the Confederate States of America have largely died down in the U.S. However, a recent Economist / YouGov poll revealed that significant divides remain in public opinion...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 18, 2021 | News
A growing number of Protestant pastors in the U.S. have considered leaving full-time ministry, according to a Barna Group report published Nov. 16. More than one third (38%) reported that they had seriously considered doing so in a survey conducted by Barna in...
