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Saturday, June 1, 2013

The academic journal Sociology of Religion shows secularism losing momentum and beginning to decline in both Europe and America by 2050. Other academic research shows it may begin to happen much earlier

The academic journal Sociology of Religion shows secularism losing momentum and beginning to decline in both Europe and America by 2050. See: The future Will Be More Religious and Conservative Than You Think

Other academic research shows the reverse of secularism in the Western World may happen as early as 2021

Academic research indicating secularism may reverse in the west as early as 2021

British academic Eric Kaufmann says "the rate of secularisation has flattened to zero in most of Protestant Europe and France". Also, Kaufmann writes that secularism "appears exhausted and lacking in confidence"

Reverse of secularism in the Western World may start earlier than 2021

In fact, economic troubles and the growing technological prowess of evangelical Christianity could cause the reverse of secularism to happen in the Western World before 2021:

Economics and Darwinism/atheism

5 reasons why Christian evangelism is more thoughtful and effective than Darwinist and atheist evangelism

Summer of triumph for creation internet evangelism

Poorly done research

There was some poorly designed research with serious flaws which attempted to show secularism rising in the world and it weakness of methodology was especially apparent when it comes to China:

Methodological flaws in 2012 WIN/Gallup survey on global atheism and global religiousity

Research shows a significant amount of American nondenominational church members are checking "unaffiliated" or "no religion" on surveys

Chinese Christianity and creationism

Darwinism loving liberal Christianity is a form of religiosity that is declining

Why Conservative Churches Are Growing: David Brooks and the Limits of Sociology

Decline of atheism and the rise of biblical Christianity

Global decline of atheism/agnosticism and the rise of Christianity

Jesus is the winnaman!

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Secular Belgium is crumbling. A golden age of Belgium creationism is dawning. Also, North American creationism will continue to expand

The April 2013 edition of the International Bulletin of Missionary Research declares concerning Belgium:

The number of Protestant churches has grown significantly over the last several decades, almost doubling since 1980. In addition, some of the largest Protestant churches in Belgium today were started after 1980. Church membership statistics are more difficult to establish. In 1980, on the basis of school registration statistics and church membership rolls from 190 churches, historian Emile Braekman estimated the number of Protestants in Belgium to be between 90,000 and 100,000. By 2010, the number of Protestants in Belgium was estimated at 150,000, with the largest population percentage (6%) in Brussels.

In 2012, even without the independent churches, Pentecostal and Charismatic churches made up 35 percent of all Protestant churches in Belgium. The growth rate of these churches between 1980 and 2012 was approximately 7.8 new churches per year, a stronger rate of growth than that of even the golden years of church planting among the non-Pentecostal denominations before the Second World War, which was 3.3 churches per year. If the current growth continues, Pentecostal and Charismatic churches will represent half of all Protestants in Belgium within the next fifteen or twenty years.

The growth of immigrant churches, especially in Brussels and other major urban areas, is strongly linked to the growth of Pentecostalism, but immigrants are not the only reason behind the increase. Many Belgians themselves have been drawn to Pentecostalism, even within immigrant-led Pentecostal churches. Pentecostalism has become, as Allan Anderson demonstrates in his 2004 monograph, a global faith, with a dynamism that seems destined to leave its mark on post-Catholic secular Belgium.

European Darwinism is doomed! It's all over with the Darwinism fraudster fireworks kids. A time of real science is on its way! See: European creationism is expanding and Global creationism is expanding. Global atheism/agnosticism is shrinking

Is fraudster too harsh a word for Darwinists? Consider this piece of information I just read today: "The prominent Harvard evolutionary biologist Marc Hauser resigned in 2011 during an investigation by the Office of Research Integrity at the Department of Health and Human Services that would end up determining that some of his papers contained fabricated data." Will high profile Darwinists be exposed in 2013? One thing for sure, 2013 will be the WORST year in the history of Darwinism. See: 2013

Expect the growth of American biblical creation belief to continue to grow and to blossom in North America

In 2012, the Gallup organization released survey data indicating the biblical creation belief is growing in the United States. We will disseminate the 15 questions for evolutionists far and wide!

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

The National Secular Society says that aggressive French religious lobbies are in a sustained attack on French secularism

On April 10, the National Secular Society declared that aggressive French religious lobbies are in a sustained attack on French secularism: Religious bodies in sustained attack on French secularism.

The calls to end secularism in France, Europe and other places is going to accelerate and not diminish. Secularism is an unsustainable sand castle that is going to face bigger and bigger waves of religious conservatism. Please see: The rise of religious conservatism and the decline of secularism

Creationism growing in France

Creationism is growing in France

French scholars say evangelicalism is likely the fastest growing religion in France

French creationist leader interested in the Question Evolution! Campaign

French creationist leader interested in the Question Evolution! Campaign

Long live French creationism

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15 questions for evolutionists

Responses to the 15 Questions: part 1 - Questions 1-3

Responses to the 15 Questions: part 2 - Questions 4–8

Responses to the 15 Questions: part 2 - Questions 9-15

Creation Ministries International Question Evolution! Videos

15 Questions for Evolutionists -- General objections

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Global resurgence of religion and the failure of the secularization theory model

Below are some resources from Christian and secular sources concerning the global resurgence of religion and the failure of the secularization theory model.

Dr. Todd Johnson at Gordon-Conwell Theological seminary indicated that scholars often use the phrase "the global resurgence of religion" to describe the growth of religious worldview in the world and I found some excellent articles on this subject.

Global resurgence of religion

Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth? Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century - Academic paper by Eric Kaufmann - secular academic

God's partisans are back - The Chronicle Review, 2011 - secular source

Desecularization: A Conceptual Framework by Vyacheslav Karpov, 2010, Journal of Church and State

American faith: A work in progress by Stephen Prothero - 2011, USA Today - failure of New Atheism

The return of religion by Douglas S. Winnail - Tomorrow's World Magazine, 2005 - Christian magazine

Is their a global resurgence of religion - Pew Forum, 2006

THE DESECULARIZATION OF THE WORLD by Peter L. Berger

Is there a global resurgence of religion? by Assaf Moghadan, 2003 paper published by Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University

Class of Civilizations by Peter L. Berger, Samuel P. Huntington, Foreign Affairs. Summer 1993, v72, n3, p22(28)

The Desecularization of the World and the Church's Great Opportunity - Mark Pohlman, 2010 - Crosstalk

Shall the religious inherit the earth - book by Eric Kaufmann - Amazon

Failure of secularization theory

Secularization theory falsified by Peter L. Berger, First Things, February 2008

Rethinking Secularization: A Conversation with Peter Berger - Albert Mohler Jr. , October 11, 2010

Global Christianity, global critique

Secularization vs. De-secularization: Are we losing faith? - 2008 Bethany College paper by a Christian

Secularization: Is it inevitable? by Dr John Coffey, 2001

Growth of global Christianity

The Next Christendom: : The Coming of Global Christianity - 2008, Review of Philip Jenkins book