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Mar 24, 2014 · What, if anything, helps Americans grow in their faith? When Barna Group asked, people offered a variety of answers—prayer, family or friends, reading the Bible, having children—but church did not even crack the top-10 list.

Oct 17, 2024 · Barna data reveals that porn users often experience lower mental health and overall well-being, along with feelings of guilt, shame and isolation. Porn use also significantly impacts relationships and trust, even within marriages. Many congregants want their church to address pornography.

Apr 1, 2015 · Overall, roughly two out of five Americans have confessed their sinfulness and professed faith in Christ (a group Barna classifies as “born again Christians”). Millennials are less likely to believe that Jesus is the path to Heaven than are other generations.

Dec 27, 2023 · In an October 2022 Barna survey of 2,000 U.S. adults, three out of four (74%) say they want to grow spiritually. Additionally, the same proportion (77%) say they believe in a higher power. Nearly half (44%) say they are more open to God today than before the pandemic.