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NEWS & NOTES
DAUGHTER EFFECT
A 2013 study by researchers at Baylor
University found fathers bond most with
daughters through sharing activities and
hobbies together. Research shows wom-
en with active fathers are more likely
to graduate from college, enter high-
er-paying jobs, manage stress better, and
go on to have more stable, long-lasting
relationships. Fathers who have daugh-
ters gain a new sense of empathy toward
women. Psychology Today reports, “…
among previously childless men, the
birth of a daughter causes a larger shift
toward more progressive gender ideology
than does the birth of a son.” (CT Her•Me-
nutics 3/4/16)
MOST TITHERS first started giv-
ing 10% when they were young. Twen-
ty-eight percent started giving 10% when
they were in their childhood/ teenage
years. Thirty-five percent started giving
in their 20s. Nineteen percent started
giving in their 30s. Only 18% started
giving in their 40s or older. (20 Truths About
Tithers, Brian Kluth)
FAMILY READINGTIME =
ACHIEVEMENTS LATER
IN LIFE
A new Harris Poll finds frequent family
reading time correlates with numerous
additional benefits, both in childhood
and later in life. Adults whose parents
read to them every day when they were
young are likely to report very strong
relationships with their parents, and
this bond decreases as the frequency of
childhood story times goes down: 74%
among those whose parents read to
them every day, 64% among those who
were read to at least weekly, 52% among
those read to less than once a week,
and 33% of those who don’t recall their
parents reading to them. Also, among
adults whose parents read to them every
day, 72% strongly agree that they love
to read. This is much less pronounced
among those whose parents read to them
less. Additionally, adults who were read
to daily, or at least weekly, are signifi-
cantly more likely to report six-figure
incomes than those who were read to
less than once a week or never. They
are more likely than their counterparts
to hold a college degree and are nearly
twice as likely to hold graduate degrees.
(Harris Poll 2/29/16)
WHOVISITS
CONGREGATIONS?
At a typical U.S. worship service, 2%
of worshippers are first-time attendees.
They are remarkably similar to regular
attendees in many ways. Sixty-seven
percent of first-time visitors were partic-
ipating in another congregation before
visiting their new congregation. ( Insights
into Religion 2/24/16)
Compiled and edited
by Gary Foster,
President of Gary D.
Foster Consulting.
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n Just 46% of millennials say they have made a commitment to Jesus Christ vs. 62% of all
Americans
n 2.91 billion people live in unreached people groups with little or no access to the Gospel
n Sub-Saharan Africa will become home to nearly 40% of the world’s Christians by
2050
n Islam will grow faster than any other major religion in the world over the next four
decades
n American women are now 27, and men 30, at the time of their first marriages
n The U.S. Census in 1960 reported 450,000 couples cohabitating vs. a staggering 7.6
million in 2011
n According to , 90% of all suicides are the result of untreated mental disorders
n Eighty percent of Americans think online dating is a great way to meet people and 62%
believe it helps them find a much more suitable match
n Sixty-five percent of U.S. parents use “digital grounding” as a punishment for their
children
n Sixty-four percent of Christian men and 15% of Christian women say they watch porn at
least once a month
n Nine out of 10 boys and six out of 10 girls are exposed to porn before the age of 18
n One in five young adults (ages 18-24) believes porn is at least somewhat good for society
n Transgender people report attempting suicide at a staggering rate of above 40%
n Out of the 51% of unintended pregnancies in America, 40% end in abortion; of these,
37% are Protestant
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