Crunching the numbers Apr 02, 2012 by William McKinney Though giving to religion in the U.S. topped $100 billion in 2010—putting it at nearly 1 percent of GDP—no monthly index charts the nation’s leading religious indicators. Even the Census Bureau, the nation’s most comprehensive data-gathering enterprise, avoids collecting basic information about religion. No constitutional provision [...]

Wall Street Journal: Why does the press trumpet bad news about church attendance? posted by Rob Kerby, Senior Editor | 11:14am Wednesday August 31, 2011 The national news media yawned over the Baylor Survey’s findings that the number of American atheists has remained steady at 4 percent since 1944, and that church membership has reached an all-time [...]

By Joshunda Sanders | Monday, August 29, 2011, 09:22 AM As much as I enjoy polls and surveys, a recent Wall Street Journal article on the flaws of national news media reporting on surveys is a concern I’ve had that’s popped up again and again. In the absence of more people willing to talk openly [...]

HOUSES OF WORSHIP  AUGUST 26, 2011 Religion and the Bad News Bearers: The widely reported decline in women’s church attendance is implausible. By RODNEY STARK AND BYRON JOHNSON The national news media yawned over the Baylor Survey’s findings that the number of American atheists has remained steady at 4% since 1944, and that church membership [...]