Yea!!
We're #2!!
Posted on 04/24/2024 1:40:58 PM PDT by Morgana
A new survey reveals that Evangelicals view immigration, American sovereignty and abortion as the top issues facing the United States heading into the 2024 presidential election.
Coral Ridge Ministries (CRM) released its 2024 Spiritual State of the Nation Survey last week, which is based on 633 responses to a questionnaire sent to “friends and supporters of Coral Ridge Ministries” on an annual basis.
“At a time when the views of pro-family evangelicals are sometimes distorted, even caricatured, this survey provides a much-needed window into what Christian conservatives actually believe,” asserted CRM President and CEO Robert Pacienza in a statement.
In addition to asking respondents for their views on hot-button issues dominating political and cultural discussions in the U.S., the questionnaire asked respondents to name “the three most critical issues facing the new Congress and administration.”
A majority of those surveyed (56%) cited immigration as one of the three most important issues facing the U.S., while 33% of respondents listed “America’s sovereignty.” Abortion (32%), federal spending (30%) and religious freedom (24%) rounded out the top five issues most frequently identified as things federal leaders must address.
Other issues viewed as most critical facing Congress and the next administration by smaller shares of respondents include: national security (21%), the economy (19%), a growth in socialist views (14%), the protection of traditional values (14%), trans rights (14%), healthcare (13%), the racial divide (13%), the advance of radical Islam (11%) and education (6%).
The emphasis on immigration and U.S. sovereignty as issues of importance among American Evangelicals comes as the nation continues to see an exponential number of encounters between people entering the country illegally and law enforcement officials at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Data compiled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection show that the number of monthly encounters reached a record 301,981 in December. Halfway through fiscal year 2024, more than 1.34 million illegal immigrants have attempted to cross into the U.S.
Meanwhile, respondents’ focus on abortion comes as several states have passed abortion restrictions following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which determined that the U.S. Constitution does not contain a right to abortion. Following the Dobbs decision, voters in a handful of states have approved ballot measures establishing a constitutional right to abortion. More states are poised to hold similar referendums in 2024.
CRM also found that an overwhelming majority of respondents believe “all U.S. citizens should have freedom of religion and be able to freely express it in public life” (95%) and “that radical Islam continues to pose a significant threat to America” (98%). One hundred percent of those surveyed expressed concern about “Americans who have been taken to court or charged with hate crimes because of their conscientious objections to the moral issues of our day.”
Other issues that yielded unanimous agreement among respondents included support for the ideas that students should have “the right to pray in public school classrooms, in sporting events, and graduation ceremonies” and that any organization should have the right to “reflect its moral values in its hiring and operations and to uphold its pro-life convictions in healthcare coverage.”
Support for Israel, opposition to the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions, requirements to teach about the “damaging impact” of socialism and the right of parents to express concern at school board meetings without fear of prosecution from the FBI or the U.S. Justice Department were also embraced by 100% of those surveyed.
A majority of respondents (68%) said they had “experienced verbal or physical abuse or bias because of [their] faith in Jesus Christ or for [their] conservative Christian views.” Even larger majorities opposed establishing a definition of “hate speech” to be monitored by the federal government (92%), pursuing an “open borders” immigration policy (97%) and codifying a right to abortion into federal law (98%).
Additional questions related to schools and education revealed strong opposition to sex education that includes information about homosexuality (89%), allowing students to “choose” their pronouns without parental consent (90%) and sex education that teaches about “transgender exploration and surgery” (92%).
When asked to identify “serious threats” to the U.S., 100% selected Iran and open borders, while 97% picked China, 94% chose radical Islam and Hamas and socialism, 90% named Russia, 87% cited the United Nations and 84% pointed to North Korea.
I look at street preachers as “working a job”.I have no unkind words for them.They are doing what they are supposrd to be doing.
para1 stsnds.
para2 no, my business here is open comment, whether ‘good’ ot ‘bad’, depending on the subjecI hold a Jeffersonian idea on religion.
para3 no
In my fits of sanity, the definition I have supplied, will have to do.
Truth, a la Sherlock Holmes, whatever is probable, minus the impossible, will lead to the truth.
Now, Judaism squabbles aming all the rabbis, all the orthodox, reformed, and Russian rabbis in the talmud.
Christianity squabbles between the catholics and protestants, unto wars, then came yhe other breakaways, to where the pentecostsls call episcopalians gods frozen children. mohammeds are not worth believing because of their violent schisms.
The various Asian religions are not of conversions but of signposts how to live in this world.
I am just a 71 year old man, who had a boatload of confusions, troubles, and violent anger. Confusions have become understood. Troubles have become medical maladies, any of which could pull the plug. Anger has been corraled, and I am still learning.
What about the REST of the Christians that ain’t E’s?
List yer top 3-4 ‘issues’ and your denomination in our latest FR survey.
I also am 71, by the grace of God, and am not confused at the various dissensions and divisions, since they are due to 2 fundamental divisions: those who strongly esteem the Bible as being the sure, supreme, substantive, accurate and authoritative word of God, and those who do not.
The former (classic "evangelicals") have long attested to being the most unified large religious group (at least in the West) in key basic values and fundamental beliefs than their dead institutionalized mainline (esp. RC) counterparts.
The divisions among the former basically are consistent with 2 basic divisions, that of committed Calvinists and those of Armenians. The former usually hold to cessationism (denying Pentecostal gifts as Divine healing, and male-only pastors, and preterism (vs. futurist) eschatology and hold to OSAS (versus probationary theology). Aand may also practice paedobaptism. The the latter tend to be Pentecostal, varying in degrees (of holiness or contemporary, including women pastors), and usually and hold to OSAS. Yet, by the grace of God I feel I have refuted cessationism (while reproving excesses), OSAS, as well as women pastors and paedobaptism, etc.
However, in contrast to recognized cults (in which leadership is effectively held as the sure supreme authority - and which attest to the most unity), all can preach the same basic salvific gospel that Peter did in Acts 10:36-47.
For the redeemed are those who have been spiritually born of the Spirit (Jn. 3:2-7) by effectual, penitent, heart-purifying, regenerating faith (Acts 10:43-47; Acts 15:7-9) in the Divine Son of God sent be the Father to be the Savior of the world, (1 Jn. 4:14) who saves sinners by His sinless shed blood, on His account , rendering them "accepted in the Beloved" (Eph. 1:6; Eph. 2:6-9) - not deserved by any merit of themselves or any church.
And which faith is imputed for righteousness, (Romans 4:5) and is shown in baptism and following the Lord, (Acts 2:38-47; Jn. 10:27, 28) whom they shall go to be with or His return (Phil 1:23; 2Cor. 5:8 [“we”]; Heb. 12:22, 23; 1Cor. 15:51ff'; 1Thess. 4:17)Glory and thanks be to God.
In contrast to those who were never born of the Spirit or who terminally fall away. (Gal. 5:1-4; Heb. 3:12; Heb. 10:25-39)
The last sentence is where common agreement would be an exception, aside from whether regeneration precedes faith in the moment of conversion.
Yea!!
We're #2!!
Where do them pesky Wesleyans land??
i guess you missed the point of ‘confusions being understood’.
Here’s the gum piece to chew:
1. I don’t care what everybody else in the world believes.
2. I refuse to bother anybody with the stuff you believe.
3. You, have my heartfelt blessings in whatever you endeavor.
Yet you post in a religion thread...
yup! i posy it here, i post it bitchute, i post it youtube!
it has become ‘religion is politicd’ and “politics is religion’.
i became quite sngry, in the ‘80”s, when political candidates showed up iin the church aspeechifying.
me: religion is not politics, but you caan always bet on a stinking democrat to wrap thr two together.
the last halfway decent democrat was assassinated on live tv in 1963.
I agree, but the Democrats are not the only ones to do this.
There are WAY too many folks whose 'religion' IS politics!
They think that mere men can get themselves outta the mess that mere men have gotten themselves into.
Muslim migrants.
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