As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“So if the ‘strict churches’ theory doesn’t explain why many conservative denominations are experiencing losses, and the ‘political alienation’ theory doesn’t account for why people are exiting religion entirely rather than merely switching to a faith that’s more suitable, what does explain it?” RNS
“Families who do not identify with any faith now teach their children to do the same. This is a different path from those parents who do not believe in a higher power yet teach their children some semblance of religion as they believe a little belief is a must for a moral and compassionate child.” WRN
“Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unveiled the annual report on international religious liberty on Tuesday, the first issued by the Trump administration.” LA Times
“A Gallup poll found 39 percent of Catholics reported attending church between 2014 and 2017. The figure is markedly lower than the 45 percent average reported from 2005 to 2008.” WRNews
“If ‘exclusivism’ is the great enemy, it follows that Christianity is most admirable when it abandons its particular doctrinal and historical character, reducing itself to a series of vague, humanistic platitudes that you might hear from Oprah.” Intellectual Takeout
By the numbers: 1. Christianity, 2. Islam, 3. Unaffiliated, 4. Hinduism. WRNews
“Pew Research Center has found more than one in five nations impose an official state religion. The majority of religious-oriented countries are Muslim. Over 20 percent of the countries have a religion they tend to give more preference to. In contrast, about 53 percent of countries have no preferred or official religion.” WRN
“Back in 2000, around 50% identified themselves as belonging to a particular Protestant denomination. In 2016, only 30% were able to do so.” WRNews
“8 of the 10 least Christian cities are in the Northeast. Many of the more Christian cities are located in the south, such as Shreveport, Louisiana, Jackson, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.” WRN
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