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  • Liberal Educators: A Study By Political Science ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,577 views

    Liberal Educators: A study by political science professors Robert Lichter, Stanley Rothman and Neil Nevitte finds that 72% of those teaching at U.S. universities and colleges are liberal and 15% are conservative. 50% of the faculty members surveyed identified themselves as Democrats vs. 11% as ...read more

  • Less Flex: The Number Of Employees With Flexible ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,713 views

    Less Flex: The number of employees with flexible work schedules is dropping even as research shows non-traditional hours can enhance productivity. The number of full-time workers on flexible schedules dropped from 29 million in ‘01 to 27.4 million in ‘04, according to a U.S. Department of Labor a ...read more

  • Christian T-Shirts Are More Popular Among Young ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,299 views

    Christian T-shirts are more popular among young adults (18-34) than NBA-themed or Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) logo tees, finds a new DATOmana survey. When presented with NBA and A&F shirts, 40% of those surveyed chose a religious T-shirt, vs. 16% for the NBA shirt and 30% for the A&F shirt. Most said ...read more

  • Men Are Doing More Around The House And There Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,398 views

    Men Are Doing More around the house and there are more dual-income households today, notes the National Study of the Changing Workforce by the Families and Work Institute. Fathers do about 2 hours of housework on any given weekday, 42 minutes more than in ‘77. Almost 80% of married workers live in ...read more

  • The Audiobook Market Grew 6% Increase In '06, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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    The Audiobook Market grew 6% increase in '06, with sales now estimated at $923 million, reports the Audio Publishers Association. Best-selling audiobook products were most likely to be unabridged, in CD format, book-based, fiction (69%), targeted at adults and sold through retail channels and to ...read more

  • Working During Pregnancy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,143 views

    WORKING DURING PREGNANCY Women are more likely to work during pregnancy than they were 30 to 40 years ago. They also are returning to work more rapidly after having their first child; 64% are back at work within a year vs. 17% in the 60s. 66% of women who had their first child between 2001 and ...read more

  • The Late Great United States Supreme Court ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
     | 2,492 views

    The late great United States Supreme Court Associate Justice, Mr. Justice Thomas Campbell Clark (1899 - 1977), in the case of Abington vs. Schempp, wrote: "...it might well be said that one’s education is not complete without a study of comparative religion or the history of religion and its ...read more

  • The Story Is Told That When Leonardo Da Vinci ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The story is told that when Leonardo Da Vinci was painting The Last Supper, he had an intense and bitter argument with a fellow painter. Da Vinci was thinking of a way to get this guy back. He came up with a devious plan. He decided to paint the face of his enemy onto the face of Judas Iscariot so ...read more

  • It Interests Me That God Tests Me By Allowing Me ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 27, 2009
     | 1,843 views

    "It interests me that God tests me by allowing me to go through difficult situations in order to prove the quality of my character, the genuineness of my worship and the motivations of my service. What is your Marah? I can sing praises easily when things are working out well for me. Throughout my ...read more

  • Abe Lemmons Was Head Basketball Coach At The ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 28, 2007
     | 1,296 views

    Abe Lemmons was head basketball coach at the University of Texas for years. One day he was asked if he was bitter at the athletic director (Texas Athletic Director Deloss Dodds) who fired him as the Longhorn’s basketball coach, he replied, “Not at all, but I ...read more

  • Online Generational Differences According To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 1,208 views

    Online Generational Differences According to Forrester, almost 40% of Gen Y “likes to research products online and purchase them offline,” compared to 39% of Gen-Xers, 30% of Younger Boomers (ages 41-50) and less than 25% of Older Boomers (ages 51-61). In ’05 Gen X households accounted for over ...read more

  • A Muslim In Africa Became A Christian, And Some ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jul 19, 2004
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    A Muslim in Africa became a Christian, and some friends asked him, “Why have you done such a thing?” He answered, “Well, it’s like this: Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions. You didn’t know which way to go; and there at the fork were two men - one ...read more

  • Delaying Marriage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,529 views

    DELAYING MARRIAGE U.S. Census estimates show that for the first time, unmarried adults represented more than half of American households. 73% of men and 62% of women in their 20s in '06 said they had never been married, according to Census data. Just 23.5% of men and 31.5% of women ages 20-29 were ...read more

  • A New Survey From Shop.org And Forrester ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,643 views

    A new survey from Shop.org and Forrester Research finds retailers are becoming more fluent in selling across channels, and of total marketing dollars spent, 18% is now directed toward driving cross-channel sales vs. 13% in '06. Retailers say 43% of catalog customers have also purchased from their ...read more

  • Traditional Family Rebound The Census Bureau's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,362 views

    Traditional Family Rebound The Census Bureau’s report of ’04 surveys says nearly 62% of America’s 73 million children live with both biological parents, within a larger figure of 70% overall living with 2 parents and 66 million living with 2 married parents. The New York Times reports this ...read more

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

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,552 views

    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

  • Preparing Kids For Life: A New Barna Study Finds ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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     | 3,970 views

    Preparing Kids For Life: A new Barna study finds 50% or more of all adults contend that children are “not being prepared well enough” or are “poorly prepared” for the emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual or moral dimensions of life. Intellectual preparation ranked highest with a mere 18% of ...read more

  • Evangelical Christians Are: (1) Slightly More ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006
     | 1,004 views

    Evangelical Christians Are: (1) Slightly more likely to be female and aged 50 and older than the overall national adult population. (2) Somewhat less likely to be college grads than the total population, but incomes mirror the national population. (3) Most prevalent in the South, least so in the ...read more

  • Senior Faith: 37% Of Women In Their 50's Describe ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
     | 1,826 views

    Senior Faith: 37% of women in their 50’s describe themselves as “very religious,” compared to 49% of women in their 70’s. Only 28% of men 50 and older claim to be “very religious.” 37% of women find prayer to be the most gratifying spiritual activity vs. 26% for men. 40% of people ages 45-79 say ...read more

  • Evangelical Christians Are…

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,846 views

    Evangelical Christians Are: · Slightly more likely to be female and aged 50 and older than the overall national adult population. · Somewhat less likely to be college grads than the total population, but incomes mirror the national population. · Most prevalent in the South, least so in the East ...read more

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