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50 Years After MLK, Sunday Segregation Isn’t TheologicalAccording to sociology’s top survey, black and white evangelicals have more in common than politics conveys.
Lord, Have Mercy on 67% of UsA Lenten research roundup of what Americans think of sin.
No Lie: Americans Still Ascribe to the Ten CommandmentsSurvey ranks the Bible’s Big 10 on relevance, and looks at the morality of nine kinds of lies.
The 10 Celebrities Evangelicals Trust Most and Least on PoliticsSurvey ranks political endorsements from Trump to Oprah to Jerry Falwell Jr.
US Catholics More Concerned About Climate Change Than Persecuted ChristiansMost think persecution is severe, but only half are very concerned or strongly support asylum or financial aid.
Pew: No Pope Francis ‘Effect’ Among US ChristiansThe pope remains popular, but hasn’t inspired people to join his church—or even roused Catholics to go to Mass more often.
Congrats, Billy: Stats Show Your Evangelical Movement Is Still Going StrongBorn-again believers have kept the faith over four decades, while most religious switching has been between mainline Protestants and the “nones.”
Evangelicals Still Want to Evangelize Jews, But Not for the Same ReasonsSurvey finds sharing the gospel with God’s “chosen people” is less tied to the end times.
Pew: White Evangelicals Want Stricter Gun Laws TooEven America’s most gun-friendly religious group agrees with the rest of the nation on certain proposals to limit access.
Where Protestants and Catholics Go When They Leave Their ChurchesResearch shows 1 in 6 US Christians changed their religious affiliation over a four-year span, with nondenominational worshipers leading the way.
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