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Unpacking Pew’s New Study on Religion in America

May 15, 2015Jerry Cox2 CommentsChristianityChristianity, Current Events

This week the Pew Research Center released its latest study on America’s changing religious landscape.

The survey polled Americans in 2007 and 2014, asking them their religious affiliations along with questions about the importance of religion in their lives. The survey is making headlines primarily because it shows an increase in unaffiliated Americans (what some call the “nones”—people who do not identify with any religion) alongside a decrease in Christianity.

But are the stats really that simple? And what does this survey reveal about religion in America?

Not as Simple as it Seems

There is no doubt Pew’s survey is extensive. There is also no doubt the findings are troubling; Christians ought to be troubled by any evidence that people are leaving the faith. However, many are portraying these findings in very simple terms—as if people are simply ceasing to go to church and are turning to atheism. The truth is much more complicated.

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Chuck Colson on Christianity and Patriotism

Jul 10, 2014JerryChristianityChristianity, Patriotism

Independence Day might be behind us for another year, but a commentary posted by the Chuck Colson Center last week is still worth noting.

The commentary is one Chuck Colson recorded in 1997. It deals with the way Christians balance their faith and their patriotism.

Colson writes,

The Christian position is beautifully balanced. On the one hand, we don’t deify our country. We don’t wrap the flag around the cross. For we know that our ultimate citizenship is in heaven, and that’s where our ultimate allegiance is.

But at the same time, the only place for expressing that allegiance is in concrete loyalties God has called us to here on earth—including loyalty to country. We can’t love mankind in the abstract; we can only really love people in the particular, concrete relationships God has placed us in—in our family, church, community… and our nation. The Christian has the balanced understanding.

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Videos: Seattle Seahawks Players, Coaches Share Testimony

Oct 18, 2013JerryJust for FunChristian, Christianity, Just for Fun

Several players and coaches for the Seattle Seahawks have appeared in a short documentary called The Making of a Champion in which they discuss what it means to be a champion and share their Christian faith.

These messages are inspiring and uplifting, and I encourage you to check them out. You can watch short video clips of the players and coaches sharing their testimonies below.