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Religious Merger Creates 900 Million Hinjews  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2002

RELIGIOUS MERGER CREATES 900 MILLION HINJEWS New Delhi, India (SatireWire.com) — Hinjew leaders today conceded the merger of Hinduism and Judaism has not worked out as planned, as instead of forming a super-religion to fight off the common Islamic enemy, they have instead created a race of 900 ...read more

Tags: Universalism, World Religions

Typical Religious Donors Are 40% Male And 60% ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006

Typical religious donors are 40% male and 60% female, compared to the general U.S. population that’s 49% male and 51% female. Often the type of ministry will influence this mix, e.g. child sponsorship organizations are 70% female while missionaries receive support from 60% males. Caucasians ...read more

Tags: Giving General

46% Of Americans Talk About Their Religious Faith ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

46% of Americans talk about their religious faith in the workplace. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Workplace Evangelism

70% Of American Adults Favor Allowing Religious ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

70% of American adults favor allowing religious organizations applying for federal funding to provide social services. ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Religious Upswing: The 1st Gallup Poll On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Religious Upswing: The 1st Gallup poll on religion after September 11 provided more evidence that faith has gained importance in lives of Americans. 64% of respondents said religion was “very important.” The only time that percentage was higher was in ’65, when it was 70%. 47% said they attended ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Just 43% Of Americans Attend Religious Services ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Just 43% of Americans attend religious services in a week today compared to 49% in 1958. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Church Practices

Religious Practice Varies By Race: A New Barna ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Religious Practice Varies By Race: A new Barna survey examined 8 elements of religious behavior (reading the Bible, praying to God, giving money to churches and watching Christian television) and discovered that blacks are the most religiously active racial group. Blacks were also notably less ...read more

Tags: Disciplines General

Religious Gifts Are In Great Demand Claims John ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Religious Gifts are in great demand claims John Erich, Dallas Int’l Gift & Home Accessories Market show manager. Religious/Inspirational has become such a larger category (more than 117 religious exhibitors) for the New York Int’l Gift Fair that they’ve added ...read more

Tags: Giving General

Religion Books Attract Younger Readers: Religious ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Religion Books Attract Younger Readers: Religious books, which increased in sales by 11% in ‘04, are on course to increase another 9% this year. Surprisingly, the average age of buyers of religious books is 38, and the largest age group (representing 28% ...read more

Tags: Children

Religious America: Because Wealthier Nations Tend ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Religious America: Because wealthier nations tend to place less importance on religion—with the exception of the U.S., Americans’ views are closer to people in developing nations than to the publics of developed nations finds a new Pew Research study. With 6 in 10 Americans saying religion plays a ...read more

Tags: Church General

One Hundred Religious Persons Knit Into A Unity ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. ...read more

Tags: Church General

Religious Words Have Value To The Child Only As ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Religious words have value to the child only as experience in the ...read more

Tags: Children

Ive Looked For Answers In Many Ways Religious, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Ive looked for answers in many ways religious, political, humanistic in different places. I have come to believe there is only one response, the moral ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Happiness People Who Attend Religious Services ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008

Happiness People who attend religious services weekly or more are happier (43% very happy) than those who attend monthly or less (31%) and seldom or never (26%). Pew Research has found this correlation to be consistent over ...read more

The U.s. Religious Landscape Survey By The Pew ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008

The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey by the Pew Forum estimates the U.S. is 78% Christian and about to lose its status as a majority Protestant nation, at 51% and slipping. More than 25% of U.S. adults have left the faith of their childhood for another religion or no religion. Factoring in moves ...read more

Tags: Faith

U.s. Religious Donations To Poor Countries For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

U.S. Religious Donations to poor countries for relief and development hit $8.8 billion in ’06, equivalent to 37% of all U.S. government aid, says Hudson Institute’s Center ...read more

Tags: Poverty

Another Poll Sheds Light On This Paradox Of ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005

Another poll sheds light on this paradox of increased religiosity and decreased morality. According to sociologist Robert Bellah, 81 percent of the American people also say they agree that “an individual should arrive at his or her own religious belief independent of any church or synagogue.” Thus ...read more

Scripture: John 15:5, Galatians 6:3, Matthew 7:21-23

Tags: Idolatry, Worship, Christ, Apologetics General, Dependence  (view more)  (view less)

Church Influence On Teens Nominal: New Barna ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Church Influence On Teens Nominal: New Barna research finds that 56% of teens say they attended church-related activities an average of two or more times per month prior to turning 13. Most likely attendees were those living in the South or Midwest. 26% received general information about God, such ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1, 1 Timothy 4:12-13

Tags: Children, Obedience

Biblical Worldview Lacking: Only 4% Of Adults ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Biblical Worldview Lacking: Only 4% of adults have a biblical worldview as the basis of their decision-making according to recent Barna Research findings. Most Americans have little idea how to integrate core biblical principles to form a unified and meaningful response to the challenges and ...read more

Tags: Bible Influence

Another Poll Sheds Light On This Paradox Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006

Another poll sheds light on this paradox of increased religiosity and decreased morality. According to sociologist Robert Bellah, 81 percent of the American people also say they agree that "an individual should arrive at his or her own religious belief independent of any church or synagogue." Thus ...read more

Tags: Doubt