> Subject:
> Annual Study Reveals America Is Spiritually Stagnant
> Date:
> Tue, 06 Mar 2001 12:00:07 EST
> From:
> Barna Research
> To:
> crdbronx at erols.com
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> The Barna Update: 3/6/01
> A bi-weekly e-mail from George Barna
>
> Annual Study Reveals America Is Spiritually Stagnant
>
> Here's the latest on America's spiritual condition, based upon our
> annual survey of religious behavior. Looking at 13 key measures that
> we track every year, the bottom line is stability; there has been no
> real change in people's religious behavior and beliefs in the past
> year.
> Among the highlights of the study are:
>
> · Born again Christians are 41% of the adult population - a figure
> that
> hasn't changed since 1995, but several percentage points higher than
> what was measured in the early Nineties.
>
> · Among the measures tracked in the past five years, eight remained
> stable while just two showed a significant shift - and even those
> changes were marginal.
>
> · Compared to a decade ago, five of the seven measures that were
> examined in 1991 have experienced statistically significant change: an
> increase in "born again" Christians and a decline in four core
> spiritual
> practices.
>
> To read about the specific measures and results, and how matters have
> changed among the generations, genders, ethnic groups and regions of
> the
> nation, read the entire report by hitting this link or visiting our
> home page (http://www.barna.org).
>
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