by Mitch Randall | Apr 8, 2021 | Opinion
Gallup reported a significant decline in membership at American churches, synagogues, and mosques in 2020. In a little over two decades, membership in faith communities dropped from 70% in 1999 to 47% in 2020. There are numerous reasons for this decline, from the rise...
by Tony C. Cartledge | Apr 7, 2021 | Opinion
I’ve seen more blaming than hand wringing over the Gallup organization’s recent poll showing that less than half of Americans claim membership in any church, mosque or synagogue. Gallup first started tracking church membership in 1937, when 73% of American adults...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Mar 1, 2021 | News
A majority (60%) of Black Americans who attend religious services do so at predominantly Black houses of faith, according to a Pew Research Center report published February 16. By comparison, 25% frequent multiracial and 13% predominantly white / other congregations,...
by Ken Sehested | Oct 14, 2019 | Opinion
I remember the day my wife, Nancy, came home, late afternoon, walked straight to the kitchen where I was cooking dinner, and said, “Well, I thought I’d heard it all, but I got a new one today!” “What’s that?” I said in a solicitous voice – as solicitous as one can be...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Apr 22, 2019 | News
Religious affiliation and faith community membership in the U.S. continue to decline, according to a Gallup report published April 18. Over the last two decades, involvement in a church, mosque or synagogue has declined 20%, reaching an all-time low of 50% in 2018....