American Christianity

Words Mean Things — Including the Word 'Christian'

By Jim

Apr 12 2017

"We are seldom given any data that would help us weigh polls. For all we know, if someone told the BBC pollster he was a Christian (“describe themselves as Christian”), he was simply taken at his word. But suppose a survey reported, 'Of the scientists polled, 83% believe the moon is made of green cheese'... Wouldn’t everyone immediately challenge the survey’s definition of 'scientists'”?

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“The decline of white, Christian America is the end of a way of life”

By Susan R

Sep 02 2016

The story of white Christian America is, among other things, a story of changing demographics, evolving attitudes toward organized religion, and an ensconced political establishment that some working class whites view as being lost at sea.

The Decline of White Christian America, Explained in 4 Books

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Identity Politics

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Research: "being stingy with charitable giving draws more condemnation than divorce"

By Aaron Blumer

Sep 10 2015

Pew research: Stinginess Is More Sinful than Divorce, Say Churchgoing Evangelicals

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Religious Trends

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Newsweek's "Diatribe" Against Christianity

By TylerR

Dec 24 2014

Newsweek published a front-page hit-piece against Christianity. One Christian scholar responds to this "unmitigated disaster" of an article.

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In 50 years: "Baptist will continue to be a useless word for describing a set of beliefs or practices"

By sifilings

Dec 18 2012

What will American Christianity look like in 50 years?

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