American Culture

“…nons? They’re nondenominational Protestants whose local congregations are wholly self-governing and independent of traditional denominations” - GetReligion

“Bible use continues to lag behind levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Bible Society said in recapping key findings from the 2022 State of the Bible.” - BPNews

“those with lower family incomes (53%) are more likely than those from middle- (38%) and high-income households (30%) to have experienced high psychological distress at least once since March 2020” - Pew

“The [Pew Research] study further divides the end-times believers into two groups: those who believe Jesus will return to Earth someday and the world situation will worsen until then (14% of Americans) and everyone else who believes these are the end times (25%).” - Lifeway

“Several million people did not randomly, suddenly have several million individual changes of heart in the space of 40-odd years. Kudos to Bullivant for his cultural history, summarized in six clear statements at the end of the chapter.” - CToday

“2022 saw a 1740% increase in lookups for gaslighting, with high interest throughout the year.” - Merriam-Webster

“26% of Republicans and 25% of Democrats – say large corporations have a positive effect” on the country. - Pew

“Views of the impact of same-sex marriage on society are largely unchanged since 2019. However, there has been a dramatic increase in public support for same-sex marriage over the past two decades.” - Pew

“…many Christians agree abstractly that the Lamb should come first, but then say, in essence, ‘The Lamb is riding on the elephant’ or ‘The Lamb is trotting next to the donkey.’” - Marvin Olasky