Americans Possess Contradictory and Unbiblical Views about Moral Truth

Most adults in the United States do not believe that there are any moral absolutes, and they live accordingly. New data from the American Worldview Inventory 2025, an annual survey of the core beliefs and behaviors of Americans conducted by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, explains why. An earlier report from that … Read more

Survey Reveals Significant Shifts in Faith Allegiance and Growing Confusion about Moral Truth

The annual national worldview assessment from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University continues to reveal shocking transformations in the faith of Americans. A new report based on data from the American Worldview Inventory 2025 reveals in just five years a sharp decline of Christian affiliation, a growing embrace of non-Christian faiths and no … Read more

Most Americans—Including Most Christian Churchgoers— Reject the Trinity

Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox churches are trinitarian, teaching that the God of the Bible is one inseparable and unified deity comprised of three persons. Two out of three Americans claim to be Christian, leading to the expectation that they embrace the core teachings of their chosen faith. Yet, a new research report from the … Read more

Americans Minimize the Role of God in Their Life

Americans are increasingly minimizing the role and influence of God in their lives—with a minority of only 40% who believe He exists or influences human lives. As a result, fewer American adults put God at the center of their lives, view their relationship with Him as important, or rely on Him for daily guidance, according … Read more

Most Americans Believe in a Supreme Power, But Not the God of the Bible

The worldview known as Syncretism—the blending of elements from multiple worldviews into a customized individual philosophy of life—has dominated the worldview landscape of the United States for several decades. Its 92% incidence among American adults dwarfs the runner-up worldview, Biblical Theism (or the biblical worldview), which claims only a 4% share of the nation’s worldview … Read more

CRC’s Barna Describes Faith and Cultural Trends Likely to Emerge in 2025

With the return of Donald Trump to the White House and the Republican Party holding the majority in both chambers of Congress, 2025 promises to be a year of significant political change. But the transitions will not emanate solely from Washington, D.C. According to Dr. George Barna, the veteran researcher who heads up the Cultural … Read more

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Decisive Christian Vote Carries Trump to Historic Victory, Post-Election Research Shows

Post-election reports attribute the landslide victory of Donald Trump to various population segments,  most notably young adults and Hispanics. Realistically, those groups were helpful but hardly  indispensable to the Trump triumph.   The one segment that has gotten virtually no attention from the media are Christians. Simply put,  among self-identified Christians, President Trump won a 56% … Read more

104 Million People of Faith—Including 32 Million Christian Regular Churchgoers—Projected to Abstain from Voting in November

As the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election campaign unfold, it appears that the outcome of the close race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will depend on which candidate does a more effective job of getting their supporters to vote. A new national survey by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, … Read more

Research Suggests Consequences of Anti-Biblical Worldview Often Misdiagnosed and Treated as Mental Illness

The latest worldview research from Dr. George Barna of the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University presents a chilling possibility: Hundreds of thousands of Americans are spending tens of millions of dollars and numerous hours investing in drugs and mental health solutions that are treating the wrong problem. Based on several recent studies exploring … Read more

New Research Reveals the Limitations of Evangelicalism in American Society

The cultural awareness sparked by the COVID pandemic and the 2024 presidential campaign has led millions of Americans to realize just how depraved American society has become. Corrupt politicians, dishonest journalists and media outlets, broken social institutions, immoral religious leaders, unconstitutional government programs and policies, and more, have generated non-stop headlines highlighting the decadence of … Read more