American Christians increasingly want their religion reflected in public symbols and language, they overwhelmingly reject homosexual clergy, and the largely unchurched West Coast is showing signs of spiritual growth, evangelical Christian pollster George Barna says.
The survey found some things to praise about American religiosity, but also found much more to criticize, particularly in matters relating to the depth of American Christians' faith.
For example, Mr. Barna said, the typical American adult watches football games more often than he attends worship services, and tithing, the practice of giving a tenth of one's income to the church, is "pitifully uncommon" among Christians and "almost nonexistent" among people younger than 40.
Female pastors, Mr. Barna said, have "substantially different" theological beliefs than male ministers, tend to be more liberal, have less of a "biblical...