Religious Trends

Is America more religious than we think?

“In broad strokes, we see this sort of affirmation of Christianity, but in the particulars, well, that’s another story”

“Two thirds (67 percent) of Americans believe heaven is a real place, according to the survey….Just under half of Americans (45 percent) say there are many ways to heaven… Catholics (67 percent) and Mainline Protestants (55 percent) are most likely to say heaven’s gates are wide open, with many ways in.

Varied responses to religion’s ‘Great Decline’

Poll: Greater religious influence would benefit U.S.

Barna has developed a 15 question metric. “Post-Christian = meet at least 60% of the following 15 factors (9 or more factors) highly post-Christian = meet at least 80% of the following 15 factors (12 or more factors)”

“I believe God is actually ahead of us, calling us, drawing us, and inviting us, pulling us all”

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(If you don’t see the video, hit refresh a couple of times… iframe doesn’t always load for some reason.)

Both Knoxville and Chattanooga in top three. Barna.org

Gallup editor: “Americans’ level of religiosity to increase over the next 20 years because the number of Americans 65 and older will double over the next 20 years.”

“New research shows that Catholics now report the lowest proportion of ‘strongly affiliated’ followers among major American religious traditions, while the data indicates that evangelicals are increasingly devout and committed to their faith.” WP Story