Over 80% of U.S. Protestants Make Extra Donations During Christmas Season, Study Finds

Over 80% of U.S. Protestants Make Extra Donations During Christmas Season, Study Finds

A new study from Lifeway Research shows that American churchgoers are highly likely to make both financial and item donations during the Christmas season. Lifeway reports that more than 4 in 5 U.S. Protestant churchgoers say they typically make an extra monetary donation during the holiday season, and 76 percent said they donated physical items to at least one cause last year.
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    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday underscored what she described as widespread exploitation of the U.S. asylum process, stressing the administration’s support for mass deportations following a Washington, D.C., shooting that killed one National Guard member and critically injured another last week.
  • Religious ‘Nones’ Likely to Overtake Protestants Among Young People, Pew Finds
    Pew Research Center has released a new interpretation of its expansive 2023–24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS). Using a hypothetical scenario in which the United States is reduced to a “small town” of 100 residents, Pew illustrates how religious identity would appear among younger Americans, suggesting that religious “nones” would outnumber Protestants in the rising generation.

62% of Americans Believe Jesus Will Return; 57% Believe Hell Is Real, Survey Finds

Most Americans express little discomfort with doctrines such as hell or Jesus’ future judgment, yet many assume these teachings apply only selective. The latest installment of The State of Theology—a biennial national survey conducted by Lifeway Research and sponsored by Ligonier Ministries—polled more than 3,000 U.S. adults to assess current attitudes about God, Scripture, sin, and the Christian faith.
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  • Paxton Sues Texas Higher Ed Board Over Programs Excluding Religious Students

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a new legal challenge targeting three state-funded higher education programs that he argues unlawfully prevent religious students and faith-based groups from accessing public benefits. Filed Monday in Travis County District Court, the lawsuit centers on three programs administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).

  • Trump Signs Executive Order Aiming to Expand Faith-Based Participation in Foster Care

    President Donald Trump issued a new executive order on Thursday titled “Fostering the Future for American Children and Families,” setting forth a wide-ranging federal effort to strengthen faith-based involvement in the foster care system. The order opens by expressing concern that “Some jurisdictions and organizations maintain policies that discourage or prohibit qualified families from serving children in need as foster and adoptive parents.

  • Wyoming, Utah Top List of Most Charitable U.S. States Ahead of Christmas Season

    A recent study released by WalletHub ranked all 50 states according to their charitable activity. Wyoming ranked as the most charitable state in the nation, earning an overall score of 69.49. Rounding out the top 10 were Utah, Maryland, Minnesota, Virginia, Colorado, Delaware, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Oregon.

  • Millennials and Gen Z Boost Bible Engagement to Highest Level Since 2010

    Bible reading in the United States has surged to its highest level in 15 years, with Millennials and Generation Z—particularly young men—leading the trend. The joint study “State of the Church” initiative, conducted by Barna Group and Gloo, gathered insights from 12,116 online interviews between January and October 2025. Findings show that about 50% of self-identified Christians report reading the Bible weekly, marking the highest level of engagement among Christians in more than a decade.

  • U.S. Lawmakers Push Resolution Condemning Christian Persecution in Nigeria

    Rep. Riley Moore (R‑W.Va.) introduced a resolution condemning violent attacks on Christians in Nigeria and urging decisive U.S. action to hold those responsible accountable. This initiative follows President Donald Trump’s recent announcement designating Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern.” The resolution has gained the support of at least 20 House Republicans.

  • More Americans Say Religion Is Gaining Public Influence, Pew Finds

    A new Pew Research Center analysis finds Americans’ perceptions of religion’s public role are shifting, with a growing share saying faith is regaining prominence in national life. By February 2025, almost one-third of adults (31%) said religion is re-emerging as a stronger force in American life, a sharp jump from 18% a year earlier — then a two-decade low.

  • Mike Johnson Reacts To Clashes With Clergy, Dismisses Religious Freedom Concerns

    House Speaker Mike Johnson defended federal immigration enforcement, rejecting claims agents were hostile to clergy protesting deportations. Johnson addressed concerns raised by videos purportedly showing one minister “being hit in the head with pepper rounds” and a United Church of Christ minister “shot directly in the face with a pepper round.”

  • Texas High Court Shields Judges Declining to Officiate Same‑Sex Weddings on Religious Belief

    Texas judges who decline to officiate same-sex marriages for reasons of sincere religious belief will no longer face discipline, following a change to the state’s judicial conduct code. The Texas Supreme Court amended the code last week in response to litigation brought by McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley, who in 2019 said performing such ceremonies would be “inconsistent with her religious faith.”
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