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How many evangelicals believe Judaism can lead to eternal life, and other numbers from the news.

49%   Evangelicals who agree with the statement, “My religion is the one, true faith leading to eternal life.”

37%   Evangelicals who said this a year ago.

64%   White evangelicals in the survey who said Judaism can lead to eternal life.

(Source: Pew Forum on Faith and Public Life)

1.52%   Evangelical church membership growth during recessions.

0.98%   Evangelical church membership growth in non-recession years.

11%   The increase in probability that a Protestant will attend church if unemployed.

(Source: Religionomics.com)

25%   Short-term missionaries who said the trip made them more aware of other people’s struggles.

25%   Those who said it was “just an experience” that didn’t change their lives.

9%   Those who said it deepened or enriched their faith.

(Source: Barna Research)

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