53% Attendees in large churches (1,000+members) who say they shared their faith with strangers in the past month.
35% Attendees of small churches (<100 members) who say so.
50% Southern Baptist pastors who believe the Holy Spirit gives some people the gift of a special language to pray to God privately.
4% Southern Baptist pastors who say they personally speak in tongues or have a private prayer language.
8% All Americans of all faiths who say they have spoken or prayed in tongues.
17.6% Widows and widowers in the U.S. who say they give 10 percent or more of their income to the church.
8.6% Non-widowed Americans who say they give 10 percent or more.
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