American Culture

“In 2022, trust fell to 31% of Americans and has been at 32% the previous two years. For the first time since 2020, however, the church has experienced a significant jump in trust.” - Lifeway

“This book is particularly powerful because it was written by Ivy League elites and published by an Ivy League press. This isn’t an outsider critique. It’s a case compiled and a judgment rendered by individuals who occupy space among American elite culture.” - TGC

“Our statistical analyses found that supernatural beliefs in the United States tend to group into four types. The first represents what many consider ‘traditional religious beliefs.’ These include beliefs in God, the existence of angels and demons….

“Historically and currently, cultural anthropologists identify three primary subcultures: Folk, high, and popular/mass. According to musicologists, these subcultures also identify the three main musical genres.” - P&D

“How a Supreme Court case aimed to change marriage but redefined family instead.” - Breakpoint

“Arguments started on July 10, 1925, at the Rhea County Courthouse. The trial may have begun as a determination of whether Scopes had violated the Butler Act, but both sides soon focused on debating the relative merits of biblical cosmology versus Darwinian theory.” - The Conversation

“From 2000 to 2017, the share of Protestants in the U.S. fell from 57% to 46%, and Catholics dropped from 25% to 21%, while religious nones jumped from 8% to 20%. Since that time, however, each group has remained within a few percentage points of its share. Currently, Protestants are at 45%, Catholics are at 21%, and the unaffiliated are at 22%.” - Baptist Press

“While reporting relatively low levels of attendance at Mass, almost half of US adults (47%) say they have a personal or family relationship to Catholicism, a new Pew Research Center survey finds.” - RNS

“…today, an increasing number of schools are defunding, closing, or repurposing their libraries under the banner of ‘progress’ … and under the false assumption that libraries are just rooms full of books which can be found online or stored in a cheaper or more convenient location.” - L&L

“Sixty-nine percent of U.S. adults continue to believe that transgender athletes should only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth sex, and 66% of Americans say a person’s birth sex rather than gender identity should be listed on government documents such as passports or driver’s licenses.” - Gallup