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American Culture

Americans skeptical about paranormal phenomena

By Filings on Wed, 10/29/25
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“Surveys from Gallup and Pew find broad skepticism for psychics, ghosts, astrology and witches.” - Baptist Press

Today’s Christian Political Tribes

By Filings on Fri, 10/24/25
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MAGA Christianity, the traditional Religious Right, the old Religious Left, the Evangelical Left, black Protestantism, Roman Catholic social witness, Anti-MAGA Evangelicals, Christian Realism - Mark Tooley

Growing Minority of U.S. Adults Say Religion Is Gaining Influence in American Life

By Filings on Thu, 10/23/25
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“To be sure, most Americans continue to say that religion’s role in society is declining. But the share who take this position fell sharply from 80% in 2024 to 68% in 2025.” - Pew

Is America having a revival? We should test the spirits and examine the fruit.

By Filings on Mon, 10/20/25
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“What is true revival, what are the signs of true revival, and are we seeing those signs in American life and culture? … we can hope to do only so much in just a few hundred words, but I did want to turn to a few people who study American religious life and see what they had to say.” - MinistryWatch

Why God Came Back (60 Years After Time Magazine Asked ‘Is God Dead?’)

By Filings on Fri, 10/17/25
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“An analysis of the 2022-2023 Cooperative Election Study, surveying nearly 85,000 Americans, found a positive correlation between education and weekly religious attendance. The rate of attendance rises from 23% among high school graduates to 30% for those with graduate degrees.” - Unherd

Watch your language: The New York Times knows that profane language matters—and so should we

By Filings on Wed, 10/08/25
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“In The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Trueman writes, ‘speaking with profanity is now considered evidence of integrity, a performance of authenticity.’ Somehow, this belief has leaked into the Christian community.’” - World

Not One Word to Promote Violence Should Come from Our Lips

By Filings on Wed, 10/08/25
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“As always, the victims are not to blame, society is not to blame. Blame must always be put squarely on the shoulders of the one who commits the crime.” - P&D

Is This Revival? We cannot manufacture revival, but that should not keep us from hoping, praying, and working for it.

By Filings on Tue, 10/07/25
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“Many people are describing the memorial and its aftermaths as an indication of revival. That makes sense, given that church attendance is on the rise, especially among younger Americans. That number has spiked again in recent weeks, rising another 15% since Kirk’s memorial.” - Breakpoint

Pew: Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports

By Filings on Mon, 10/06/25
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“Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society.” - Pew

1 in 5 Americans now regularly get news on TikTok, up sharply from 2020

By Filings on Mon, 09/29/25
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“A fifth of U.S. adults now regularly get news on TikTok, up from just 3% in 2020. In fact, during that span, no social media platform we’ve studied has experienced faster growth in news consumption, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis.” - Pew

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