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  • Fewer Abortions

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 2,500 views

    FEWER ABORTIONS A study led by Michael New, Univ. of Alabama Political Science Professor, reveals that while the abortion rate in the overall population fell 29% between '85 and '99, it fell almost 50% among minors. Parental involve-ment laws reduced the minor ...read more

  • Think Of How Often In Scripture It Is The Woman ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jeffrey Sackett on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 180 ratings
     | 4,191 views

    think of how often in scripture it is the woman who is the vehicle for ministry. Who prompted Jesus to perform His first miracle? A Woman! Who ministered to Christ during His public ministry? The women! Who anointed the body of Jesus? The women! Who stayed with Jesus throughout his trial and ...read more

  • We Believe: According To A Recent Newsweek Poll, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,550 views

    We Believe: According to a recent Newsweek Poll, 78% of Americans believe that Jesus rose from the dead after the crucifixion, and 75% believe He was sent to earth to absolve mankind of sin. The article, From Jesus to Christ, also reports that Christianity is now the world’s largest faith, with two ...read more

  • Global Religion: According To Idea News Service, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,838 views

    Global Religion: According to Idea News service, the fastest growing religion in the world is Islam, followed by Hinduism. Christianity is the 3rd fastest growing religion, with a 1.3% annual growth rate. The report also found that over 26% of the world’s population has not heard the Christian ...read more

  • Aging Americans The Percentage Of The U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
     | 1,217 views

    AGING AMERICANS The percentage of the U.S. population aged 65 or over continues to increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The figure has steadily climbed over the years: 7% (1940), 8% (1950), 9% (1960), 10% (1970), 11% (1980), 12% (1990) and again 12% (2000). For 2010 the ...read more

  • There Really Is A Bible Belt: Barna Research ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
     | 1,770 views

    There Really Is A Bible Belt: Barna Research Group’s annual religious behavior survey reports Bible reading is 45% more likely in the south than in other U.S regions. Other population segments most likely to read the Bible: earn less than $25K per year; are married adults, African ...read more

  • Greeting Card Market Data • 86% Of The U.s. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,739 views

    Greeting Card Market Data • 86% of the U.S. population buys greeting cards. 80% of shoppers will need a card in the next two weeks. • 91 million U.S. households buy greeting cards. • The average Christian consumer has purchased more than 4 cards in the last 3 months. • Every card ...read more

  • More Believers: It Took 1900 Years For The Number ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 886 views

    More Believers: It took 1900 years for the number of dedicated believers to grow to 2.5% percent of the population, but only 70 years to double that to 5%. Since ‘70 – just 35 years – it has more than doubled again, to 11.2% today. At this rate, in 20 years the numbers will grow to 50%. ...read more

  • Home Schoolers Excel: A National Home Education ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
     | 1,395 views

    Home Schoolers Excel: A National Home Education Research Institute study has reveals that home-schoolers are more likely to attend college and be more politically active than their peers. 74% of home-schoolers ages 18-24 had taken college courses (compared with 46% of their general population ...read more

  • Front Page The Percentage Of Adults Reading The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
     | 734 views

    Front Page The percentage of adults reading the front section of a daily newspaper from ‘00 to ‘05 increased from 51.4% to 53% in the 87 metro markets surveyed by The Media Audit. At the same time those reading the other 11 sections of a daily paper declined with the weekend TV guide declining the ...read more

  • Hispanic Online Community Profile: • Size: 16.5 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008
     | 1,894 views

    Hispanic Online Community Profile: • Size: 16.5 million (37% of total population). • Growth rate (new users coming online): 12% per year vs. US overall: 1%. • Median income: $40,000. • Hours spent online: 9.2/week vs. US overall: 8.5/week. • Language ...read more

  • No Church, No America

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 6, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,357 views

    NO CHURCH, NO AMERICA This week I received a letter in the mail from the Reverend Barry W. Lynn, the executive director of the organization "Americans United for Separation of Church and State." There would no America if there was no Church. This country was discovered, founded and populated by ...read more

  • P ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
     | 658 views

    PRISONERS The U.S. has less than 5% of the world’s population, yet nearly 25% of its prisoners. It has 751 people in prison or jail for every 100,000 people. The only other major industrialized nation that even comes close is Russia, with 627 prisoners for every ...read more

  • It Was Thanksgiving Season In The Nursing Home. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 31, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 7,893 views

    It was Thanksgiving season in the nursing home. The small resident population was gathered about their humble Thanksgiving table, and the director asked each in turn to express one thing for which they were thankful. Thanks were expressed for a home in which to stay, families, etc. One little old ...read more

  • Dr. Charles Ryrie Says That According To The Laws ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,486 views

    Dr. Charles Ryrie says that according to the laws of chance, it would require two hundred billion earths, populated with four billion people each, to come up with one person whose life could fulfill one hundred accurate prophecies without any errors in sequence. Yet the Scriptures record not one ...read more

  • American Faith Is Diverse, As Shown Among Five ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,019 views

    American Faith is Diverse, as Shown Among Five Faith-Based Segments In this report we are looking at five segments of the population according to the nature and intensity of their faith. The five groups are evangelical Christians, born again Christians, people who describe themselves as Christian ...read more

  • One Of The Most Dramatic Examples Of The Bible's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,818 views

    One of the most dramatic examples of the Bible’s divine ability to transform men and women involved the famous mutiny on the “Bounty.” Following their rebellion against the notorious Captain Bligh, nine mutineers, along with the Tahatian men and women who accompanied them, found their way to ...read more

  • One Of The Most Dramatic Examples Of The Bible's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,933 views

    One of the most dramatic examples of the Bible’s divine ability to transform men and women involved the famous mutiny on the "Bounty." Following their rebellion against the notorious Captain Bligh, nine mutineers, along with the Tahatian men and women who accompanied them, found their way to ...read more

  • The Authors Give Hard Evidence To Back Up There ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 2, 2008
     | 921 views

    The authors give hard evidence to back up there opening statement about the need for healing today. They shared the following statistics from pages 4-7 "Caring for People God’s Way": Marital Discord: Studies show 35% of persons who marry get a divorce, and 18% of those divorced are divorced ...read more

  • I Lost It - The Number Of Church-Going Americans ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 1,012 views

    I Lost It - The number of church-going Americans who dropped out of church DOUBLED in the past decade, from 7% of the population to 14%. Calvin College professor Ruth A. Tucker says many of those who leave have put in years - some even decades - of faithful service to the church. She says winning ...read more

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