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Here’s a basic breakdown of Americans: 11% are certain of God; 6% say they believe with some doubts; 2% sometimes believe in God; 36% in a higher power or cosmic source; 31% don’t believe in anything beyond the physical world; 14% have no opinion.

— How Irreligious are the Irreligious?

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United Methodists Start “Multi-Faith” Seminary →

According to PewForum.org: In a bow to the growing diversity of America’s religious landscape, the Claremont School of Theology, a Christian institution with long ties to the Methodist Church,…

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Two out of three confessed to feeling ill at ease in a pew, while only one in two said the same of a ladies underwear shop. Most off-putting are the hymns. Sixty-seven per cent say they do not feel comfortable singing in church. Almost eight out of 10 are happy to croon in the shower while 53 per cent chant cheerily at football matches. But just one in three will willingly open a hymn book at a religious service.

— It appears that most men would be more comfortable at Victoria’s Secret than at your church. (via TallSkinnyKiwi)

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This is the number of google searches by location: Baptist is in Green. Note the Methodist barrier in Red. Mormons are Purple. Religion According to Google « Church Forward

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Majority of Unchurched Adults Identify Themselves as ‘Christians’ →

Nearly two-thirds of all unchurched adults—people who have not attended a church activity in the last six months—identified themselves as “Christians,” according to a recent study by the Barna Group.

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