At first glance this is an empirical question. I have argued that Americans who believe that God has a plan for America tend to strongly advocate free-market economics. I have also argued that economic views are difficult to predict solely on the basis of religious belief (see Chapter 5 in America’s Four Gods). And I [...]

Reading and Believing: The Press and the Future of Religion Chuck Colson, BreakPoint Thursday, September 08, 2011 The United States is often referred to as a “post-Christian” nation. In one sense, that is true: The moral and cultural assumptions shaped by Christianity that used to hold sway in American society, can no longer be taken [...]

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 [...]

Survey claims women are leaving churches Published: Friday, Aug. 5, 2011 10:15 a.m. MDT By Michael De Groote, Deseret News VENTURA, Calif. — Women are not going to church as much as they used to, according to a new study. The Barna Group, a research company located in Ventura, Calif., released part of their annual “State [...]

Baylor Religion Survey In the News Baylor Religion Survey links, Nov.-Dec., 2006 Conventional wisdom, backed by some research, has suggested that the United States is becoming a more secularized nation – one where the significance of religion is declining. But results released Sept. 11 from the Baylor University Religion Survey paint a different picture. [12/31/2006] [...]

Baylor University Media Communications Sept. 11, 2006 Media Contacts: Julie Carlson, senior staff writer, (254) 710-6681 and Lori Fogleman, director of media relations, (254) 710-6275 (Click here to download a PDF of the Baylor Religion Survey.) (Click here to watch streaming video of the Aug. 30 news conference in which Baylor ISR researchers discussed their [...]