Go Figure

Recent statistics on religious websites, evangelicals and homosexual teachers, and women's roles.
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42%
American evangelicals who say school boards should have the right to fire homosexual teachers.
73%
American evangelicals who said this in 1987.

60%
American evangelicals in 1987 who said AIDS might be a punishment for immoral sexual behavior
38%
American evangelicals who believe this today.

20%
American evangelicals in 1987 who "completely disagree" that women should return to their traditional roles in society.
42%
American evangelicals who "completely disagree" today.

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Visits to religious websites in the U.S. are declining rapidly. They dropped over 30% within the last year, down 35% the last two years.

2%
Weblogs that focus on religion, spirituality, or faith
64%
Internet users who have done things online that related to religious or spiritual matters

1429%
Growth in web pages dealing with God, religion, and churches between 1999 and 2004.


Many firebrand, holy ghosting, bible thumping preachers will fume and sputter about the state of the church because of these statistics but I say a small hallelujah to the improving sense of love, fairness and justice in the evangelical community. It isn't enough and I haven't seen it in my community but perhaps things are moving in a more positive Christward direction.

What do you think?