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London Leads UK in Prayer. But Only 1 in 10 Brits Prayed for Brexit.Survey finds very few respond to #PrayFor... hashtag campaigns.
More Non-Evangelicals Are Calling Themselves Born AgainA growing share of mainline Protestants and Catholics have taken on the once-distinctive label over the past three decades.
Many Churchgoers Don’t Know If Their Pastor Is a Republican or DemocratStill, three-quarters of evangelicals say they agree with their church leaders on politics.
The Top 50 Countries Where It’s Hardest to Be a ChristianMartyrdoms drop in Nigeria but soar in Burkina Faso, while China brings 16 million more Christians onto Open Doors’s 2020 World Watch List of Christian persecution.
Evangelicals Support Prison Reform in Theory, But Less in PracticeSurvey shows optimism for the potential for redemption and restoration, though most churches aren’t involved in criminal justice efforts.
Black Protestants, Evangelicals Top Rankings for Longest SermonsPew Research Center finds more mentions of praise in black churches’ messages and more mentions of sin in evangelicals’.
Jesus Came to Proclaim Good News to the Poor. But Now They’re Leaving Church.The income gap in the US corresponds with a church attendance gap.
What Research Tells Us About the ‘Seal’ of Believer’s BaptismA new study suggests that the rite doesn’t bind young Christians to a certain level of faith commitment, but to a faith community.
Why Black Protestants and Evangelicals Still Preach PoliticsAmid increasing polarization and shifting church trends, the black church continues to speak out on matters of justice.
Gen Z Evangelicals Still Express Their Faith at School, But Few Others Pay AttentionTeenage “nones” are less likely to notice Bible-reading, prayer, or evangelistic outreach in public schools.
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