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Porn Tolerance According To A New Study, 65% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Porn Tolerance According to a new study, 65% of men, 48% of women, 36% of fathers, and 20% of mothers agreed that pornography was an acceptable way for someone to express their sexuality. Pat Trueman of the Alliance Defense Fund says porn gives young men a sense of “entitlement” when it comes to ...read more

Tags: Pornography

The Average Percentage Of Growth In Spanish ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

The average percentage of growth in Spanish Christian products in ’07 is estimated to be 15% says, Tessie DeVore, President of the Spanish Evangelical Products Association. The growth is ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

People Who Give Away Money Are Happier Than ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

People who give away money are happier than those who do not, according to new research published in the journal Science. Elizabeth W. Dunn, U. of British Columbia, found though people tend to think spending money on themselves rather than giving it away will make them happier, the opposite turns ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Market For Gifts And Home Decorative Accents ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

The Market for Gifts and home decorative accents hit $65.2 billion in ’07. The gift market grew at a compound annual rate of 14.7% from ’02 to ’07, while home decor rose 9.4%. Change is the norm. Unity Marketing’s Pam Danziger notes, “What was hot 5 years ago has gone frigidly cold. And what is hot ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Nap Alert Nasa Research Showed That The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Nap Alert NASA research showed that the performance of pilots increased 34% after a 26-minute afternoon nap. John ...read more

Tags: Sabbath

When Building A Social Network For Your ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

When building a social network for your customers, donors or prospects don’t: 1) Misunderstand your target audience. The demographics of users on MySpace differ greatly from those on Facebook, Friendster and other social networks. When creating any site, be very specific about whom you want to ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Numerous Christian Titles Made Publishers ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Numerous Christian Titles made Publishers Weekly’s 2007 list of top-selling books. 4 of the top 20 Hardcover Non-fiction books came from Christian publishers, including Become a Better You, Joel Osteen (Free Press); Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy (Tyndale); Reposition Yourself, T.D. Jakes (Atria ...read more

Tags: Books And Literature

About A Third Of America's 8th-Graders And A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

About a third of America’s 8th-graders and a quarter of its high school seniors are proficient writers, according to national writing test results. Although basically unchanged from ’00, the latest test found modest increases in the skills of lower-performing students. 88% can now demonstrate at ...read more

Tags: Children

Women And Men Business Owners Have Different ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Women and Men business owners have different management styles. Women emphasize relationship-building as well as fact-gathering and are more likely than men to consult with experts, employees, ...read more

Tags: Men And Women

A Survey Of 20-Somethings (21-29) Reveals They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

A survey of 20-somethings (21-29) reveals they overwhelmingly support monogamy and parenting (94%), marriage (84%), the U.S. Constitution (88%), and the military (84%), reports The Washington Times. “We were completely surprised said J. Walter Thompson’s Ann Mack. “There has been a faulty portrayal ...read more

Tags: Millenial

More Than 80 U.s. Companies Allow Babies In The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

More than 80 U.S. companies allow babies in the workplace, according to Parenting in the Workplace Institute, which says that number is likely to be low. It’s an extreme (and controversial) example of how employers are seeking more ways to help workers strike a balance between work and the rest of ...read more

Tags: Parenting

In His Book, Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

In his book, Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers, sociology professor Mark Regnerus says evangelical teens are slightly more sexually active than their non-evangelical peers. Non-evangelical teens have sex for the first time at age 16.7 vs.16.3 for evangelicals. ...read more

Tags: Youth

Federation Of America's 2006-2007 Annual Report ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Federation of America’s 2006-2007 annual report shows it increased the number of abortions it performed from 264,943 in ’05 to 289,650 in ’06. Total revenue amounted to over $1 billion, with a profit margin spike from $55.7 million in ’05 to $112 million in ’06. The report ...read more

Tags: Abortion

Bill And Gloria Gaither Were Honored By Indiana ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Bill and Gloria Gaither were honored by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels with the 2008 Sachem, the state’s highest honor. The Gaithers have collaborated on more than 700 gospel songs, winning 8 GRAMMY Awards and more than 24 Dove Awards. They were named “Songwriters of the Century” in ...read more

Tags: Music

Americans Are Sleeping Less Than They Did 20 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Americans Are Sleeping Less than they did 20 years ago, and about 50 to 70 million people nationwide suffer from chronic sleep loss and sleep disorders, reports the CDC. 10% of adults report not getting enough rest or sleep in any of the previous 30 days. Only 29.6% say they got enough rest or ...read more

Scripture: Luke 9:10

Tags: Sabbath, Sleep, Rest

American Children Are Becoming Victims Of Human ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

American Children are becoming victims of human sex trafficking, according to Shared Hope International (SHI). At least 100,000 American children are trafficked each year, and another 100,000 to 300,000 are at risk, says SHI’s Karrie Delaney. 12 as the average age of entry into illegal porn and ...read more

Tags: Children

Cba's (Formerly Christian Bookseller's Assoc.) ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

CBA’s (formerly Christian Bookseller’s Assoc.) current store membership count is 1,813 of the nation’s total estimated 2,800 Christian stores. According to CBA, just 98 stores were added in ’07, compared to 589 in ’06 and 437 in ’05. Store closures continue, although they’ve slowed: 160 in ’07, vs. ...read more

Tags: Business And Marketplace

Men And Women In Happy Marriages Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Men and Women in happy marriages have substantially lower blood pressure than single individuals or couples in unhappy relationships, claims Brigham Young University research. “There seem to be some unique health benefits from marriage,” said Psychology Professor Holt-Lunstad. “It’s not just being ...read more

Tags: Marriage General

Advertisers And Marketers, Struggling To Keep Up ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

Advertisers and Marketers, struggling to keep up with changing consumer habits, are about to make massive investments in new digital and out-of-home media platforms, forecasts research company PQ Media. Companies will spend more than $160.8 billion in ’12 (up 82% from ’08) on 18 emerging markets, ...read more

Tags: Technology

The Rapid Decline In Housing Prices Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008

The rapid decline in housing prices is distorting the normal workings of the U.S. labor market. Mobility opens up job opportunities, allowing workers to go where they are most needed. When housing is not an obstacle, more than 5 million working adults, nearly 4% of the nation’s workforce relocate ...read more

Tags: Workplace