Ed Stetzer at #d62013
Bad news motivates people to act. The stats make good ad copy, but simply are not true. Stats for Young Americans: 32% are religious; 32% are spiritual, 3 in 10 are Nones Study from USC (followed 358 Californian families 1970-2005) to be released soon: Jews, Evangelicals, Mormons, and Nones are best at passing on their religion to their children. 74% of married couples who were both Evangelicals also had kids who were Evangelicals 57% of Evangelicals in interfaith marriage had kids who were Evangelicals USC Researchers found that a close relationship with a parent, especially a dad, was biggest predictor of passing on faith. Nones-14% in 1970 and 57% in 2005 had parents who had been a None. Secularism is growing. From the book from Lost and Found Beliefs, view of church, spirituality, view of outreach of Age 20-29 compared with those 30 are older Younger age group were more favorable in all these areas. Lifeway research of Church dropouts When combined, the f...