4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (673+ words) This post has been unlocked through a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment for the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA). The graphs you see here use data that is publicly available for download and analysis through link(s) provided in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (480+ words) Sorry to interrupt the regular publishing cycle of every Monday and Thursday, but I've got some new data and it's led to a couple of graphs and a whole bunch of thoughts that probably need to be organized somehow. One…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1217+ words) This post has been unlocked through a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment for the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA). The graphs you see here use data that is publicly available for download and analysis through link(s) provided in…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1208+ words) I am running a holiday special - 20% off an annual subscription to this newsletter. That brings the cost down to just $48 per year. Take advantage by clicking this button: That's not to say there aren't plenty of biblical passages that discourage…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (398+ words) If the last 30 years are a guide, then the answer is yes - young people will flee religion because they don't like the political connotations of any type of Christianity. You've got to remember, my college students have almost no concept…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (178+ words) This image is self-destructive in one specific way. Democrats have been forcing mass immigration. The vast majority of immigrants come from parts of the world with strong cultures and religions, similar to black culture. When immigrants look at the current…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (973+ words) So, with that preamble, here's a true, simple, and profound fact. Eighty percent of the people who voted for Donald Trump identify as some type of Christian. It was 48% for Harris voters in 2024. Just 17% of Trump voters identified as atheist,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (250+ words) A few things happened between 1990 and 2023. Neighboring countries began requiring passports. Cruises became economical and had rules of their flagship sponsors requiring them to port at more than one country, business became global with a highly paid professional class representing…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1195+ words) This post has been unlocked through a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment for the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA). The graphs you see here use data that is publicly available for download and analysis through link(s) provided in…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (283+ words) It's easy to understand why women are more accepting of LGBTQ people and especially transgender ppl. For women, it's socially beneficial to act more masculine. But for men, being seen as more feminine is a social negative. Therefore the idea…...