American Culture

“Couples who practice the Christian faith seriously and the disciplines and values it teaches face a substantially decreased life-time risk of divorce, some by as much as 30 to 50% reduced risk relative to the general population.” - Daily Citizen

“A Gallup survey finds 37% of Americans believe God created human beings pretty much in their present form…. Additionally, 34% say human beings developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life but God guided this process.” - Religion Unplugged

“Something is different. But I contend that it’s not that different…. ‘What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun’ (Eccl. 1:9)…. Even as the world is chaotic, we can be calm, friendly, and convictional in its midst.” - London Lyceum

“However, U.S. adults view marijuana as less harmful to users than tobacco, nicotine and alcohol” - Gallup

“Perhaps this signals an opportunity to recommit and rebuild after the ‘Great De-Churching,’ evangelizing a society that has moved from consciously rejecting Christianity to just not thinking much about it. But to do that…. we need to understand when and why the ‘nones’ left.” - Breakpoint

“Admitting that something is no longer ‘business critical or smart’ means acknowledging that customers have rejected the bold, in-your-face social agendas that permeate so many corporations.” - Breakpoint

“I’m not saying that you should… purposefully inconvenience yourself just so you can say you’re suffering. Rather, simply beware that the blessings that God provides with the many creature comforts we enjoy can become an idol.” - Credo

“while support for solar and wind power has declined by double digits since 2020… the share who favor nuclear power has grown by 13 percentage points over that span.” - Pew

“About four-in-ten adults ages 50 and older who never had children (38%) say there was a time when they wanted to have them. About a third (32%) say they never wanted to have children, while a quarter say they weren’t sure whether or not they wanted to do so.” - Pew

“It’s not that Hollywood had a moral awakening. As producer and film industry analyst Stephen Follows pointed out, drugs, violence, and profanity have remained roughly constant in movies during the same period.” - Breakpoint