The 2008 presidential election is engaging more people than any recent presidential election. With voters having already spoken in Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan, Nevada and South Carolina, one topic is already generating significant coverage and commentary: the role moral and…

Americans love good fiction. Despite a spate of high-profile books recently released that have questioned the existence of God and the validity of the Christian faith, most American adults believe that the stories they read in the Bible can be…

[Editor's note: this article was posted on November 19th.]

Billions of dollars will be spent this Christmas season on gifts for children. A new national study by The Barna Group among Christian parents shows that even though most Christian parents are…

Not too long ago, Catholics were seen as a different breed of Americans — mostly European immigrants, urban, blue collar and participants in a minority religion. When John Kennedy became the first Catholic president elected in the United States in…

A new evangelistic movement has emerged in America. Yet this effort does not spring from those loyal to a particular faith or religious view.

The new evangelists are atheists. People who have determined there is no God or who doubt His…

Despite widespread efforts to increase church attendance across the nation, the annual survey of church attendance conducted by the Barna Group shows that one-third of all adults (34%) remain “unchurched.”

Religiously Active in Other Ways

That proportion has changed little during the…

In May of this year, the presidential contest between George W. Bush and John Kerry was a toss-up. Surveys by The Barna Group in May 2004 indicated that among registered voters the race was a 43%-43% dead heat. At that…

Movies: A Popular Pastime with Spiritual Implications

A new national survey of more than 1600 adults, conducted by The Barna Group, examines not only how many people saw the movie, but what impact the film had on their lives.

When people were…

Jesus taught that Christians would be recognizable by their distinctive behavior — specifically, by the way they love others and how their lives reflect their spiritual values and beliefs (i.e., the “fruit” of their transformation). A new report from The…

The adage warning people to avoid discussing religion and politics with friends and family has fallen on deaf ears in modern-day America, according to a new survey from the Barna Research Group.

TV Dominates Conversation

In a typical week more than 100…