Religious Trends

“Evangelicals have remained remarkably stable… Over the past seven years, evangelicals have lost less than 1 percent of their share of the population, holding steady at about 1 in 4 American adults (25.4% in 2014, vs. 26.3% in 2007) and preserving their status as the nation’s largest religious group.”

“The study was focused on those who have not attended church within the past six months, and found that the majority of such people identify as non-practicing Christians” CPost

​The Barna study

TIME: These Are the Most Godless Cities in America
See also: American Bible Society study

What Christianity Contributes to China’s Economic Rise

The World’s 10 Most Popular Bible Verses of 2014

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.