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ChatGPT Fields 70 Million Questions About Religion Every Week, OpenAI Finds
An OpenAI analysis of September 2025 to September 2026 found ChatGPT receives about 70 million religion-related requests a week — 45% about Islam, 34% about Christianity — with 22 million focused on studying religious texts. Nearly half of Christianity questions concern Bible passages.
Episcopal Church Has Lost Nearly 350,000 Members Since 2015, New Data Shows
The Episcopal Church's 2025 Parochial Report shows membership of about 1.425 million, down from about 1.77 million in 2015, and in-person Sunday attendance of about 407,000, down from about 600,000. Baptisms and open congregations also declined.
Fewer Than Half of Americans Now Believe in the Virgin Birth, Survey Finds
49% of Americans say the virgin birth is at least probably true — down from 66% in 2017 and 73% in 2014, according to the American Bible Society. But most still believe in the supernatural, and 53% believe Jesus rose from the dead.
Is Christianity Growing or Declining? What the 2026 Data Actually Shows
Both stories are true at once, and which one you hear depends entirely on which continent, which generation and which measure someone is quoting. Here is the actual picture.
Young Men Are Naming a Friendship Crisis. Churches Can Answer With Real Community
Research based on 2,000 American men ages 18 to 29 found that four in ten reported two or fewer close friends and nearly half felt they lacked community much of the time.
Gen Z Is Now the Most Regular Churchgoing Generation in America
For twenty-five years the story was decline. Barna's latest data tells a different one: Gen Z churchgoers now attend more regularly than Boomers, and the trendline is still climbing.
A New Worship Movement Is Sweeping Across Africa
A new wave of African worship music is capturing hearts around the world, carrying the sound of revival, joy, and Kingdom boldness to nations that have never heard it before.