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Is America becoming Godless? The number of people who have no religion has risen 266 per cent – one third of the population – in three decades
People with no religion accounted for 23.1% of the U.S. population in 2018 By comparison, Catholics make up 23% and Evangelicals account for 22.5% The three are now statistically tied as the largest religious groups in America Meanwhile, mainline Protestant Christianity has seen a 62.5% decline in believers since 1982, to now account for just…
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Once a majority, Protestants now account for fewer than a third of Germans
German churchgoers attend a service marking the anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Germany is the birthplace of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation, but since the middle of the 20th century, the country has seen a dramatic shift away from Protestantism – one that has greatly outpaced a decline…
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‘We Can’t Wait to Pray!’ Movement to Intercede for Candidates and Government Leaders Grows in US
WASHINGTON – Scripture calls us to pray for our leaders, and with the midterm elections almost here, Christians across the country are gathering by the numbers to do just that. CBN News spoke with several groups to get a feel for what appears to be a growing prayer movement spreading in the United States. Maureen Bravo, one…
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Virginia Couple Threatened With Eviction for Hosting Bible Study Fight Back
A woman reads from the Book of Joshua during the 27th Annual U.S. Capitol Bible Reading Marathon in Washington, May 2, 2016. A couple threatened with eviction from their Virginia-based senior living community for hosting a Bible study have gotten the support of a conservative legal group to fight the decision. In July, the Community…
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6 facts about Catholic and Protestant influence in Germany
How Christian is Germany? Judging by a sharp decline in church attendance, not very. But a look at tax revenue, board memberships and land holdings suggest that its two biggest churches still have a wealth of influence. Barbara Sukowa (left) and Heino Ferch (right) in the movie ‘Vision’ The Holy Roman Empire, the birthplace of…
