About two-thirds of American adults – 64 percent – say they are Christian, but of those only 55 percent attend church, ABS said Aug. 14 in releasing its fifth chapter of the study. In its fifth chapter, ABS polled church attendees to determine levels of church engagement, viewed as involvement in the life, mission and community of a local church. (Chandler, Baptist Press)
Read MoreA belief in God has doubled among young people in the past four years.
More than one third of 18 to 24-year-olds now believe in a supernatural deity, up from just 16 per cent in 2021. The YouGov survey findings also reveal that atheism – the belief of no God – has fallen in the same age group from 49 per cent in August 2021 to 32 per cent. (Sigsworth, The Telegraph)
Read MoreWHILE young people may demonstrate high levels of interest and openness to spirituality, those working with them advise against assuming that this will map easily on to Christian teaching. While some insist that young people are longing for a “full-fat”, demanding faith, research conducted among those not currently in church paints a more complex picture. (Davies, Church Times)
Read MoreAs the American vice-president J. D. Vance courts Christian right-wing supporters on his summer holiday in Britain, academics in the US are examining how charismatic Christian nationalists moved into power around the White House, and what this says about the direction of US society. (Peacock, Religion Media Centre)
Read MoreAustralian scientist Karl Kruszelnicki doesn’t subscribe to the Bermuda Triangle’s supernatural reputation. Neither does the United States’ own National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). Both have been saying for years that there’s really no Bermuda Triangle mystery. In fact, the loss and disappearance of ships and planes is a mere fact of probabilities. (Newcomb, Yahoo!)
Read More“I’ve just always liked it, Jason,” she said, addressing interlocutor Jason Kelce, while sitting next to boyfriend Travis Kelce. “It feels like kind of energetically how my life has felt. And this album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner life during this tour.” (Italie, AP News)
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