Religious Trends

“LDS church leaders have said it is merely a ‘narrative’ that more young adults are leaving the faith. But in the US at least, it’s a narrative driven by data.” - RNS

“The shares of U.S. adults who identify with Christianity, with another religion, or with no religion have all remained fairly stable in the Center’s latest polling.” - Pew

“A majority (53%) of self-identified Christians agree that ‘A person who is generally good, or does enough good things for others, will earn a place in Heaven.’ A majority of Catholics (73%) believe that doing ‘good things’ is enough to secure a place in Heaven. Less than half of Evangelicals (43%)… said the same.” - CPost

“Religious faith is ‘fragmenting’ in the UK as more than one in ten people who abandon Christianity in Britain take up paganism, wicca or another form of ‘spiritualism,’ according to the report.” - The Times

“ ‘How do we console ourselves?’ wondered Nietzsche some 143 years ago. For an increasing number of young Westerners, the answer appears to be: ‘By bringing God back from the dead.’” - Acton

“Seven in 10 (71 percent) agree there is one true God in three Persons…. many Americans struggle with the logical conclusions of that belief. Most (57 percent) say the Holy Spirit is a force, not a personal being. And nearly half (49 percent) agree Jesus was a great teacher but not God.” - Baptist Press

“About 18 million Bibles have been sold this year, part of a five-year boom in Bible sales.” - RNS

“…the percentage of U.S. adults who say religion is an important part of their daily lives has fallen from 66% in 2015 to 49% today. This 17-point decline ranks among the largest declines in religiosity Gallup has recorded in any country over a 10-year period since 2007.” - CPost

“The Christian response should be urgency, not alarm.” - Breakpoint

“Yep. It’s true. People in the business and media mainstream are now talking about the Antichrist—and they are talking about it seriously, not just in some derogatory manner.” - P&D