Posts Tagged ‘religion’

What Could Iran and Alabama Possibly Have in Common?

God is a big big God.
So why is my view of Him is most often myopic?  I see Him through my lens.  And my lens is usually laser focused on my little corner of this universe.  So anytime I can stretch that view, my God is magnified.  And magnifying God is what we are all [...]

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Largest Growing Religion Is?

Not what or who you may think.
When I stumbled upon these most recent stats from the American Religious Identification survey, I was shocked!
First, some perspective:
1. The largest single religious denomination in the USA – Catholics
1990: 46 million
2001: 51 million
% change: +11
2. Baptists:
1990: 33.9 million
2001, 33.8 million (keep an eye on this trend)
% change: ~0
Now for [...]

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