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A UK survey found that the phrase “Give us this day our daily bread” from the Lord’s prayer was the most recognizable phrase. The study gave respondents seven lines from seven iconic pieces of literature, film, history, and music and was conducted by the Church of England through the research firm Savanta. The study interviewed…

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A recent analysis by Ryan Burge on his Substack Graphs About Religion reveals that only one in four mainline Protestant and Catholic priests believe that Adam and Eve actually existed. Mainline Protestant refers to the more liberal branch of Protestantism. Burge ran an analysis of what types of things pastors and priests believe in, such…

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Archaeologists believe they may have discovered the actual site of Jesus’s first miracle, as described in John 2. In John’s account, Jesus and his disciples are attending a wedding at Cana when the wedding feast runs out of wine. Jesus’s mother, Mary, asks him to intervene, to which Jesus responds, “mine hour is not yet…

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A decade-long study by NYU and Johns Hopkins found that most clergy who took a single dose of psilocybin—a psychedelic compound—reported it as one of the most profound spiritual experiences of their lives, with lasting effects on their faith and ministry. Preachers have been known to use drug-related references loosely to show the depths of…

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