Signs of Our Times

                                                                                                                     Vol. XII, No. 2, February 1999

In a recent survey of Adults across 48 states:

     56% believe that salvation can be earned by good works!

     44% say that everyone experiences the same fate after death.

     34% believe that there are sins that God cannot forgive.

     55% claim that the Holy Spirit is not real but is a symbol.

     28% believe that Jesus sinned.

     30% refuse to believe that Jesus was physically resurrected.

Is bringing your child to church a good idea?

     32% of youth who attend church less than four times a month use alcohol ... compared to 19% of those who do attend four or more times.

     39% of "less attending" youth use marijuana compared to 13% for those who worship regularly.

     22% of "less attending" use cigarettes while only 8% of regular attenders do.

[From the November-December issue of Missions Magazine.]