Statistics

“Among those who never come to church, the share of Republicans has stayed exactly the same (27.3%) over the last 40 years, while the share of Democrats has dropped 7 percentage points, and independents have risen 7 points. If there was a relationship between politics and church attendance, it was that some people disaffiliated from both party and church.” - RNS



“Stop spreading statistics that, if they were right in the first place, are over 20 years old—even the man who did the study agrees!”



Nearly six-in-ten voters who say they attend services weekly voted Republican (58%). Pew Research



“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. Evangelicals (19 percent) and Black Protestants (33 percent) are more skeptical.” Survey: heaven, hell & a bit of heresy



7 Figures: American Time Use Survey



Sermon illustrations often rely on bad stats



Go Figure: Christianity Today statistics roundupOther stats include: “60 Monthly conversions in Pakistan from Christianity to Islam. Most are in response to the country’s blasphemy law.”