by Zach Dawes Jr | Jan 30, 2023 | News
Most U.S. adults say that religion is important in their lives, according to a YouGov / The Economist report published January 16. Religion is “very important” for 36% of respondents and “somewhat important” for 30%, while 21% say it is “not important at all” and 13%...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jan 11, 2023 | News
Two thirds of U.S. adults (67%) attended a religious service weekly or almost every week as children but only 31% do so as adults, according to a Gallup report published in late-December 2022. Nearly one quarter (23%) seldom / never attended religious services as a...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Dec 6, 2022 | Opinion
I write these words sitting on an old, uncomfortable, wooden pew in an almost 500-year-old cathedral nestled at the foot of a volcano and adjacent to Lake Atitlán. When my conquistador ancestors entered the Mayan village named “house of the birds,” they tore down the...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 30, 2022 | News
Half of U.S. Protestants want to attend church with people who agree with them politically, according to a LifeWay Research report published in early November. Presented with the statement, “I prefer to attend a church where people share my political views,” 50% of...
by Starlette Thomas | Nov 14, 2022 | Opinion
Are pastors preaching in a sinking model of ministry? Church buildings, historically viewed as unsafe spaces for minoritized and marginalized groups, have offended younger generations who prioritize truth over harmony. They don’t join a church to take a program and...