American Culture

“Counterintuitively, part of the trend of decline may be churches that ask too little of those who darken their doors.” - Breakpoint

“Hummel contends that dispensationalism shaped not just American fundamentalism or evangelicalism but the United States as a whole. To this day, he writes, dispensationalism remains ‘one of America’s most resilient and popular religious traditions’ ” - CToday

“The film may have a minor plot, but it asks major questions. Barbie is creating plenty of community and controversy, both online and in real life.” - TGC

“When asked about their confidence in God’s existence, 50% say they know God exists and have no doubts, according to the latest General Social Survey (GSS).” - Lifeway

“A global median of 23% of adults say the U.S. is more religious than other wealthy nations, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 23 countries” - Pew

“ ‘Barbie’ not only engages with contemporary discussions about feminism but also the biggest of worldview questions, such as ‘What’s the meaning of life?’ ‘What has gone wrong with the world?’ and, ‘What will fix the world?’” - Breakpoint

“For the first time ever, a man who performs in makeup and women’s clothing has hit No. 1 on the Christian music charts — a feat in part due to criticism from worship artist Sean Feucht.” - CPost

Related article at Church Leaders

“74 percent believe in God compared to 90 percent in 2001 …69 percent believe in angels, down from 79 percent in 2001… 67 percent believe in heaven, down from 83 percent” - BPNews

“We recommend that when communicating with someone who has changed their identity, you avoid using pronouns and instead use their name all the time. (We do not object to using a person’s preferred name” - Gender Revolution (@Challies)

Since 2002, community importance is up 23%, hobbies/recreation up 13%, money up 12%, and work up 9%. Religion declined 7%. Family remains unchanged, at the top. - Gallup