Nonprofit
-16% Drop in charities and foundations registered with the IRS in 2011 from 2010, mostly because 272,000 apparently inactive groups did not file new forms.
-7.7% Drop in new applications for nonprofit status in 2011.
Source: ECFA
Bible
Americans say their most significant frustration when it comes to reading the Bible is that they “never have enough time to read it” (32%). The No. 2 frustration
Age 18-27: “I don’t feel excited about reading it.” (27%)
Age 28-46: “The language is difficult to relate to.” (16%)
Age 47+ “I don’t have any frustrations.” (20% for 47-65, 27% for 66+)
Source: American Bible Society’s “The State of the Bible 2012”
Jesus
3% Americans who associate the words pain or suffering with Jesus.
15% Koreans who associate these words with Jesus.
10% Americans who associate the word crucified with Jesus.
30% Koreans who associate the word crucified with Jesus.
Source: Society for Personality and Social Psychology
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