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Most Americans admit they’re sinners

August 15, 2017

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By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, Tenn. — America is full of sinners—and most of them want to mend their ways. Two-thirds of Americans (67 percent) say they are sinners, according to a new study from Nashville-based Lifeway Research. Most people aren’t too happy about it—only 5 percent say they’re fine with being sinners. As America becomes more secular, the idea of sin still … [Read more...]

New Research: Americans believe in heaven, hell, and a little bit of heresy

October 28, 2014

By Bob Smietana NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Most Americans believe in heaven, hell, and a few old-fashioned heresies. Americans disagree about mixing religion and politics and about the Bible. And few pay much heed to their pastor’s sermons or see themselves as sinners. Those are among the findings of a new study of American views about Christian theology from Nashville-based … [Read more...]

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