Religious Trends

“Many Christians are turning to apps and memes to express their faith instead of churches – and it’s raising intriguing questions about the future of the world’s largest religion.” BBC News

“In the United States … women are more likely than men to say religion is “very important’ in their lives (60% vs. 47%)… American women also are more likely than American men to say they pray daily (64% vs. 47%) and attend religious services at least once a week (40% vs.

“Mississippi, Alabama and other Southern states are among the most highly religious states in the nation, while New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine in New England are among the least devout, according to some of the key measures used to determine levels of religiosity in the Pew Research Center’s most recent Religious Landscape Study.” How Religious is Your State?

God ranks high in New Year’s resolutions

American Bible Society: “Sixty-nine percent of teens believe the Bible contains everything one needs to know to live a meaningful life; 89 percent of teens believe the Bible is a sacred text; and 44 percent of teens believe the Bible has too little influence in society” CPost

Video: How the U.S. Public Became Less Religious

Rich in Faith Get Richer While Poor [in Faith] Get Poorer

Pew research: Stinginess Is More Sinful than Divorce, Say Churchgoing Evangelicals

U.S. Catholics Open to Non-Traditional Families

Adam Ford: The “death of Christianity” in America