Billy Graham's New Book a Spiritual Look at Growing Old

"Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well is a swing for salvation from the evangelist who has tried to take the whole world (or at least 185 nations where he's preached) to heaven with him."

Poll on Global Citizenship Released

"The survey looks at American attitudes toward global citizenship." This is to be the "first of a series of surveys on contemporary issues surrounding media consumption, changing culture and our faith."

Signs Young Christians Aren't Waiting

"True love doesn’t wait after all. That’s the implication in the upcoming October issue of an evangelical magazine that claims that young, unmarried Christians are having premarital sex almost as much as their non-Christian peers."

Fellow German Christians Among Pope Benedict’s Staunchest Critics

"Religion in Germany has a public edge the Bavarian pope doesn’t often see, with politicians and Protestants as likely as Catholic parishioners to speak out against his conservative ideas. A record 181,000 left the Catholic Church last year in protest against its sexual abuse scandals and increasingly conservative line."

Southern Baptists Consider New Name to Broaden Appeal

"SBC President Bryant Wright announced Monday at an executive committee meeting in Nashville that he's set up a study group to research changing the 166-year-old denomination's name."

More Americans Tailoring Religion to Fit Their Needs

"Barna's new book on U.S. Christians, Futurecast, tracks changes from 1991 to 2011, in annual national surveys of 1,000 to 1,600 U.S. adults. All the major trend lines of religious belief and behavior he measured ran downward — except two. More people claim they have accepted Jesus as their savior and expect to go to heaven."

100 Largest Protestant Churches and Top 100 Fastest Growing Churches

"Outreach Magazine is out today with its latest downloadable lists of the nation's to 100 largest Protestant churches and top 100 fastest growing churches."

Deep Divisions in Americans' Views on Race, Faith

"The survey of nearly 2,500 Americans by a pair of Washington think tanks found sharp divisions on a host of issues, ranging from immigration policy to attitudes toward followers of other religious faiths."