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The Supreme Court now has disregarded thousands of years of definition of the most foundational unit of society, and the cultural changes here will be broad and deep. So how should the church respond?
Five Factors Changing Women’s Relationship with Churches
By The Barna Group
Today, 45% of adults are unchurched in the U.S. and that trend shows no indication of slowing. An increasing number of women who are part of this cultural shift.
American ‘Nones’ Open to Wide Range of Denominations
By Ken Walker
A new study reveals that Americans have a surprising openness to Christian churches, even those who are supposedly turned off to religion.
David Campbell, director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame, analyzes the findings of the Pew Religious Landscape Study.
America’s Changing Religious Landscape
By Pew Research Center
The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing, according to an extensive new survey by the Pew Research Center.
In Praise of (Good) Judgment
By Alan Dowd
Scripture is full of references that point to the need for, and benefits of, sound judgment. This includes judgment about good and bad behavior and even good and bad people.
Muslims expected to surpass Jews as second-largest U.S. religious group
By Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center
If current demographic trends hold, by 2050, Muslims are projected to be more numerous than people who identify as Jewish.
The Death of the Funeral
By Susan Fikse
By abandoning traditional rituals in favor of personalized memorial services, we may have lost an opportunity to fully see and share the Gospel.
Millennials are the ‘don’t judge generation’ on sexual morality: Survey
By Cathy Lynn Grossman
A new survey finds the reasoning behind millennial beliefs might surprise older adults who are more rooted in religious doctrines.
According to a recent Pew Research Center study, the U.S. has moderate levels of both restrictions on religion and social hostilities toward religious groups.


