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Will Southern Baptists’ Political Truce Last Through 2020?After a polarizing presidential election in 2016, evangelicals rethink their discourse and engagement.
Only Half of Kids Raised Southern Baptist Stay Southern BaptistAnalysis: The bigger factor behind the SBC’s decline isn’t the struggle to gain new converts; it’s keeping their own.
Southern Baptists Down to Lowest in 30 YearsWhile giving is up, membership, baptism, and church numbers continued to drop in 2018.
1 in 10 Young Protestants Have Left a Church Over AbuseAs the generation most likely to report experiencing misconduct and least likely to tolerate it, Christians under 35 stand to shape how congregations respond.
Many Europeans Happy to Pay Tax to Churches They Don’t AttendPew finds a majority in six Western European countries are content to pay their “church tax” to support the common good.
Half of Americans Say Evangelicals Are Discriminated AgainstPew: Amid growing awareness of discrimination, anti-Semitism has spiked the most.
Pew: US Christians Like the Israeli and Palestinian People More Than Their Governments(UPDATED) American evangelicals are more likely than American Jews (67% vs. 47%) to say Trump is “striking the right balance” on Israel.
Evangelism Is More Prayer Than Action for Protestant ChurchgoersSurvey finds more than half of monthly worshipers haven’t shared Jesus in the past six months.
Across 27 Countries, Most Don’t Mind More Religion in SocietyPew survey of 30,000 people finds a median of 39% favor, 13% oppose a “more important role for religion.”
Half of Pastors Worry Speaking Out on Social Issues Will Offend PeopleProtestant clergy feel the pressure around addressing LGBT identity and same-sex marriage, but that doesn’t mean they’ll change their message.
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