1.0Church Answershttps://churchanswers.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LveOGspK4r"><a href="https://churchanswers.com/blog/is-america-more-religious-than-popular-opinion-indicates/">Is America More Religious Than Popular Opinion Indicates?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://churchanswers.com/blog/is-america-more-religious-than-popular-opinion-indicates/embed/#?secret=LveOGspK4r" width="600" height="338" title="“Is America More Religious Than Popular Opinion Indicates?” — Church Answers" data-secret="LveOGspK4r" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://churchanswers.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://churchanswers.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Blog-Article-Picture-11.png1200628I was shocked to read a recent article in the Wall Street Journal that questions the core of many of our assumptions about religion and Christianity (“Religion Is Dying? Don’t Believe It” by Byron R. Johnson and Jeff Levin, July 28, 2022). The two authors, along with Matt Bradshaw and Rodney Stark, provide some fascinating, if not convincing, research that suggests religious institutions, particularly inclusive of Christian congregations, are thriving. What Are We Getting Wrong?