Over the past two years, the word “Juneteenth” has been one of the most-searched terms on the Baptist News Global website. That quest for understanding coincides with a sudden growing awareness of this milestone day in civil rights history, fueled…
Weekly churchgoers are now the primary holdouts against same-sex marriage
Support for same-sex marriage in America continues to grow in all sectors except among the most faithful weekly churchgoers, according to Gallup. The latest polling shows a slight, one-point uptick from an already record high last year, from 70% to…
Despite how politicians vote, bipartisan majorities of Americans favor several key environmental initiatives
While climate change initiatives often carry the sound bites of partisan politics, a bipartisan majority of Americans favor key proposals to curb greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. However, as with other hot social and scientific issues —…
It’s now a war of LGBTQ labels: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ versus ‘Grooming’
As the nation turns its attention to the controversial Florida bill critics have labeled “Don’t Say Gay,” two competing ideas are being amplified in the debate over LGBTQ rights. Gallup reports that the percentage of U.S. adults who self-identify within…
Optimism returning to Americans as they see pandemic threat fading, but some sober realities remain
Americans are feeling a whole lot better about the COVID-19 pandemic and are more willing to venture out to places they shied away from for the past two years, according to new data published by both Gallup and Pew Research…
It’s not just pastors modern Republicans don’t trust; they also question doctors and politicians who won’t endorse Trump’s lies
Pastors who find some congregants no longer trusting them as much as before are not alone. Two new national polls show significant drops in the percentage of Republicans who trust the medical advice their doctors give or who trust their…
Charitable giving bounces back in 2021 but more for secular than sacred causes
Americans’ giving to charitable causes bounced back in 2021 after a dip at the start of the pandemic, but most of the recovery was in the secular nonprofit world, not the religion sector. New data from Gallup show 81% of…
Most Americans are dissatisfied with current abortion laws, and the percentage who think they are too strict is growing
As the Supreme Court weighs one of the most significant abortion cases in a generation, new polling finds Americans are largely dissatisfied with the nation’s abortion laws — but not in the way you might expect. Americans’ satisfaction with U.S….
Younger and older Americans aren’t returning to church as much as the middle-aged
Yes, church attendance has declined in the two years of the pandemic. But it has not declined equally across all demographic groups, according to a new analysis published by the Institute for Family Studies. The Institute sifted through data from…