Posts published in “In the Margins”

IN THE MARGINS: Fun with Baptists — making sausage

Mississippi Baptists gather for a fellowship on Monday, June 10, during the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. (Photo credit: Tanner Cade)

IN THE MARGINS: Fun with Baptists — making sausage

June 13, 2024

By Tony MartinEditor You’ll find elsewhere in The Record all sorts of news items about the Southern Baptist Convention which met in Indianapolis June 11–12…

IN THE MARGINS: Remaining positive in a culture of outrage

IN THE MARGINS: Remaining positive in a culture of outrage

June 5, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: When things go terribly wrong

IN THE MARGINS: When things go terribly wrong

May 29, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: ‘Why don’t you grow up?’

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IN THE MARGINS: ‘Why don’t you grow up?’

May 22, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: The unseen foundation – hope in the midst of ruins

The former First Christian Church in downtown Jackson (Photo credit: Tony Martin)

IN THE MARGINS: The unseen foundation – hope in the midst of ruins

May 16, 2024

Barna report highlights
openness to faith among
Americans who reject God
A surprising openness to faith among Americans who currently reject God has been shared in a new report from George Barna, director of research at the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University. The American Worldview Inventory 2025, titled “Millions Admit They Could Be Persuaded That God Exists — Under the Right Conditions,” finds that one-third of doubters are “completely open” to belief if approached with a credible, personal explanation, Barna shared in a released statement. An additional 38% “might be open” — totaling over 50 million spiritually restless Americans. Shockingly, 40% of those who reject God still identify as Christians, the report said. Many attend church or read the Bible, Barna noted, yet deny the God they engage with. Most rejections of spiritual authority, he said, occur before age 22, highlighting the critical role of early worldview development. — The Baptist Paper