Survey: 1 in 8 Americans Switched Out of Christian...

About one out of every eight adults is an “ex-Christian,” a new survey reveals. These include those who left the Protestant or Catholic tradition that they were a part of as a child and who now report being atheist, agnostic or some other faith, according to the Barna Group. Meanwhile, those who switched from a non-Christian faith or non-belief (from their childhood) to Christianity as an adult represent three...

Half Public Wants to See Holy Temple Rebuilt

Half the Israeli public wants the Holy Temple (Beit HaMikdash) to be rebuilt. This is the main finding of a poll commissioned by the Knesset Television Channel and carried out by the Panels Institute. The poll was taken in advance of this Tuesday%u2019s national day of mourning, known as Tisha B%u2019Av, on which the two Holy Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed, 2,000 and 2,500 years ago, respectively. Forty nine percent...

Many Americans Expect Jesus Return By 2050

A new survey finds that Americans are divided over whether they believe Jesus Christ will return by the year 2050. Among respondents to the survey by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press and Smithsonian Magazine, 41% said they expect Jesus' Second Coming in the next 40 years, while 46 percent said it probably or definitely won't happen. The poll suggests that 58 percent of white evangelicals...

Most Christians Cannot Explain their Faith –...

This is a concern because pastors’ inability to present biblical truth comprehensibly and relevantly has led to children from Christian families leaving the church, research has shown. In the United States, the age at which nearly all such children leave church has decreased to 18 years. Not even the children of many successful ministers are spared. McDowell made his comments at a recent networking dinner among various...

Majority of Americans Consider Homosexuality Accep...

For the first time since Gallup began measuring the “moral acceptability” of homosexuality, a majority of Americans support gay and lesbian relations. Last month’s poll found 52 percent of adults consider homosexuality acceptable, while 43 percent find it morally wrong. Christians and people from other religious traditions have grown more tolerant of gays and lesbians, according to Gallup. The percentage of...