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IN THE MARGINS: We can fight for our beliefs without demonizing each other

IN THE MARGINS: We can fight for our beliefs without demonizing each other

January 24, 2024

By Tony MartinEditor We can fight for our beliefs without demonizing each other. Not everyone knows this, apparently. I have a love/hate relationship with social…

IN THE MARGINS: You should be ashamed of yourself

IN THE MARGINS: You should be ashamed of yourself

January 17, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: The solution to every problem you have

IN THE MARGINS: The solution to every problem you have

January 10, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: The first dead person I ever saw

IN THE MARGINS: The first dead person I ever saw

January 4, 2024

IN THE MARGINS: The Gate of the Year 2024

IN THE MARGINS: The Gate of the Year 2024

December 28, 2023

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