American Culture

“among people born in the 1980s, over 40 percent expressed a great deal of confidence in organized religion when they were coming into adulthood…. Now less than 20 percent of these birth cohorts think they can trust organized religion.” - TGC

“Despite the decline in Bible users, 63 million Americans (24%) personally engage with Scripture at least weekly, beyond church services.” - Lifeway

“Among younger adults, for every one person who goes from religiously unaffiliated to affiliating with a religion, there are five people who switch in the opposite direction, toward no religion.” - Public Discourse

“Two-thirds of U.S. adults (66%) … believe this event actually occurred…. Fewer than a quarter (23%) disagree, and 11% say they’re not sure.” - Lifeway

“We cannot continue to lament that our communities are becoming more secular while assuming a ministry model designed for a predominantly Christian culture will effectively reach them.” - Lifeway

“53 percent of [U.S.] adults strongly agree there is more to generosity than giving money. This number jumps to 80 percent when we factor in those who agree somewhat.” - Barna

“in three and a half years, the latest poll indicates, America seemed to change more drastically than it did in the prior 21 years. Of course, what happened in 2020, 2021, and 2022 was immense. Government-mandated shutdowns of schools and private businesses and forced mask-wearing….” - CPost

“1. The trajectory of Tocqueville… ‘expressive individualism’….2. The segmentation of the body from the soul…. 3. The perception that historical Christianity is bigoted…. 4. The omni-channel reality… the implications of technology” - Eric Geiger

“PRRI’s researchers found that about 10% of Americans overall — almost half (46%) of them under the age of 30 — identify as LGBTQ: 3% as gay or lesbian, 4% as bisexual and 2% as something else. Nearly one-quarter of Americans under 30 identify as LGBTQ (23%).” - C.Leaders

“The Flynn Effect, the increase in intelligence over generations, appears to be stagnating or even reversing in parts of Europe and the US.” - Psychology Today