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58% Gay adults who say they have made "a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is still important in [their] life today."
75% Straight adults who say this.
(Source: Barna Group )
15% Residents of Wittenberg, Germany, who are members of the Evangelical (Lutheran) Church. (Germany is about 30 percent Lutheran.)
3% Residents of Wittenberg who are Roman Catholic. (About 31 percent of Germans are Catholic.)
(Source: The Washington Post)
+5.5% Change in giving to religious organizations and churches in 2008 (total of $106.89 billion).
-2% Change in overall charitable giving in 2008 ($307.65 billion), the first decline in overall giving since 1987.
(Source: Giving USA )
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