A Stronger Remnant?  Faith is Far from Dead in America
 
A Stronger Remnant?  Faith is Far from Dead in America
Written By Micah Clark   |   09.03.16
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Last week there was another proclamation of the death of Christianity in America with a new Pew Research Center study on religious practices in America.   The talking points from the study noted the rise of atheism as many commentators said that Americans are “turning their backs on religion.”

Certainly there were some disheartening findings in the study, but it was also a glass half full or half empty perspective. For example of the 51 percent who say that they regularly attend church, 23 percent say that they have always been regular attendees.  However, 27 percent say that they are attending now more than in the past.

The study focused largely on religious decline, the positive here is that Americans who are regularly attending church now appear to be deepening their faith. More are saying that they are more likely to attend church now than they were in the past.

Also overlooked by many was the finding that of the 49 percent who say that they rarely attend church, most say that this is nothing new, only 22 percent say that they attend less now than in the past.

Micah Clark
In 1989 Micah Clark graduated from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Micah interned as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives’ Republican staff and later became an Assistant Campaign Manager for a State Senator. Micah then served as a legislative assistant for Citizens Concerned for the Constitution. He served as the Indiana Family Institute’s Director of Public Policy, and later as its Executive Director, throughout the 1990’s. Micah is the only person to have served with all three of Indiana’s top statewide pro-family organizations. In November 2001, Micah became the Executive...
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