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Get the numbers on gays who say they have made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, Lutherans in Germany, and changes in charitable giving.

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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