And the Spirit & the bride say, come.... Reveaaltion 22:17

And the Spirit & the bride say, come.... Reveaaltion 22:17
And the Spirit & the bride say, come...Revelation 22:17 - May We One Day Bow Down In The DUST At HIS FEET ...... {click on blog TITLE at top to refresh page}---QUESTION: ...when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? LUKE 18:8

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

POLL: Christmas Poll 2017

"If there ever was a “war on Christmas” in America, Santa may have won.
Nine in 10 U.S. adults celebrate the holiday, according to the Pew Research Center. However, that celebration is shifting in a secular direction. And a growing number of Christians discount key elements of the biblical Nativity story.
The survey also finds a “striking shift” in the overall share of people — down from 65 percent in 2014 to 57 percent today — who believe four key elements of the biblical Nativity story.
  • Jesus was born to a virgin: From 73 percent to 66 percent.
  •  Baby Jesus was laid in a manger: From 81 percent to 75 percent.
  • Wise men, guided by a star, brought Jesus gifts: From 75 percent to 68 percent.
  • An angel announced the birth of Jesus to shepherds: From 74 percent to 67 percent.
There’s slippage among both Protestants and Catholics.
And the narrative doesn’t fly with most “nones” – people who claim no religious identification: 53 percent reject all four elements, up from 42 percent in 2014.
Christian culture-watchers say they’ve seen these trends gathering strength for years.
The survey captures how “too many people think Christmas is about a mall and not a manger,” said Ed Stetzer, executive director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. 
The Pew survey of 1,503 U.S. adults, conducted by phone Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points overall." RNS

And the angel said unto them,
Fear not: for, behold,
I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Luke 2:10