News

Go Figure

Recent stats on helping the needy, the tsunami, and religious government officials.

50%

47%

79%

Americans who believe the government should help more needy people, even if it means more national debt. Malaysians who believe the tsunami was “an act of God with religious significance.” Evangelicals in 2000 who agreed that “even elected officials who are deeply religious sometimes have to make compromises and set their convictions aside to get results while in government.”

39%

26%

63%

“Committed” evangelicals (those who attend church at least weekly) who say this. Americans who said this. Evangelicals who agreed in 2004.

Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, Global Market Insite, Public Agenda

Copyright © 2005 Christianity Today. Click for reprint information.

Related Elsewhere:

Sources: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, Global Market Insite, Public Agenda.

Also in this issue

The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Our Latest

News

Influential Chinese House Church Faces New Crackdown

Joy Ren

Leaders of Early Rain Covenant Church had prepared for the roundup, which saw 9 leaders and staff detained.

The Bulletin

Iranians Speak Up, Jerome Powell Stands Strong, and Grok Under Scrutiny

Mike Cosper, Clarissa Moll, Russell Moore

Iranians’ courage amidst deadly protests, the Federal Reserve’s independence in question, and explicit images in Elon Musk’s AI.

Through a Storm of Violence

In 1968, CT grappled with the Vietnam War and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy.

Authority Is Good. But Whose Authority?

Three books on theology to read this month.

We Are Risking the Legacy of the Civil Rights Generation

All is not lost. But Christians must regain our distinctiveness and reclaim our moral clarity.

News

The Christian Curriculum Teaching Civil Rights to a New Generation

We Have Not Read MLK Enough

Americans have strong opinions about the civil rights leader but often simplistic notions of who he was.

Stephen Miller Is Wrong About the World

The homeland security adviser is right that the international arena is anarchic. But a devilish world order is not the solution.

Apple PodcastsDown ArrowDown ArrowDown Arrowarrow_left_altLeft ArrowLeft ArrowRight ArrowRight ArrowRight Arrowarrow_up_altUp ArrowUp ArrowAvailable at Amazoncaret-downCloseCloseEmailEmailExpandExpandExternalExternalFacebookfacebook-squareGiftGiftGooglegoogleGoogle KeephamburgerInstagraminstagram-squareLinkLinklinkedin-squareListenListenListenChristianity TodayCT Creative Studio Logologo_orgMegaphoneMenuMenupausePinterestPlayPlayPocketPodcastRSSRSSSaveSaveSaveSearchSearchsearchSpotifyStitcherTelegramTable of ContentsTable of Contentstwitter-squareWhatsAppXYouTubeYouTube