10 Big Concerns in America for 2008
With the 2008 presidential election nearing, The Barna Group investigated what issues concern America the most. What are the biggest problems that the nation is facing? Here is what they found:
- Poverty
>> 78% of Americans
>> 78% of U.S. Born Again Christians - Personal Debt
>> 78% of Americans
>> 79% of U.S. Born Again Christians
>> 81% of U.S. Evangelicals - HIV/AIDS
>> 76% of Americans
>> 77% of U.S. Born Again Christians - Illegal Immigration
>> 60% of Americans
>> 68% of U.S. Born Again Christians - Global Warming
>> 57% of Americans
>> 33% of U.S. Evangelicals - Abortion
>> 50% of Americans
>> 67% of U.S. Born Again Christians
>> 94% of U.S. Evangelicals - The Content of Television and Movies
>> 45% of Americans
>> 60% of U.S. Born Again Christians
>> 79% of U.S. Evangelicals - Homosexual Activists
>> 35% of Americans
>> 49% of U.S. Born Again Christians
>> 75% of U.S. Evangelicals - Homosexual Lifestyles
>> 35% of Americans
>> 51% of U.S. Born Again Christians
>> 75% of U.S. Evangelicals - The Political Efforts of Conservative Christians
>> 23% of Americans
What I find most surprising about this research is that American born again Christians, particularly Evangelicals, are more concerned about personal debt than are non-Christians. With such a high percentage of Christians concerned about personal debt, I cannot help but wonder how many Christians are bound by debt to such an extent that it hinders them from doing anything great for the cause of Christ.
Ryan Said,
January 24, 2008 @ 8:56 am
I wonder why so many ‘evangelicals’ care about homosexuality and their lifestyles more than they care about global climate change.
I am sort of surprised to see we (as non-Christians and Christians) have similar reactions in the categories of poverty, AIDS, and personal debt.
Those certainly aren’t issues that I, or most people, would associate with evangelical Christendom.
Kevin Said,
January 30, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
I was really surprised to not see cancer on the list, especially given that HIV/AIDS is 3rd? Considering the health of the Bride of Christ and our need for a dietary/lifestyle overhaul in America, I assumed it to be a top 3, election year or not.
Also, there is so much common ground on this list; it would be wise for us to seek to build bridges while God bids us time; I dare say that we’re in an age where Christians have become spiritual thermometers instead of thermostats, and that MUST change for the church in America to accomplish its mission.
Nalenya Godfrey Said,
July 19, 2008 @ 3:59 am
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We are requesting your ministry to whether we can work as partners.
God bless you.
Our box number is 24005, Kampala ,Uganda.
John Said,
November 7, 2008 @ 3:59 pm
So who are the non-Christians in this survey, the Americans, the Evangelicals,or the the Born-Again Christians? Most Americans are Christians or Jews, so I guess all three groups could have their non-Christians. I just don’t see how you separated them out.