#168 - POLL: Belief in God at All Time LOW

Conversation with Dr. Shaw and Jim Quigley about current events, addictions treatment and ministry. 1:21 The void in every person’s heart (Ecc. 3:11) 2:30 Mark’s college job? 4:25 Convincing people of... 6:23 USA Belief in “God” : What is the Gallup Poll really telling us? 10:03 The graph from Gallup 10:38 Suffering and faith 12:41 Opinion: How the downward trend happened (Jim’s thoughts) 17:42 Good Debate vs Bigotry 19:40 Opinion: How attendance and confidence declined in organized religion 20:57 Wesley vs Whitefield 22:30 John 14:6 exclusivity: what would this verse do to the polls? 24:20 Current trends and responses to the “thoughts and prayers” phrase 25:43 “I’m the captain of my ship” mentality (Rom. 1) 26:26 “There’s a special place in hell for…” (Ecc. 3) 27:34 How the Word of God is working through His Spirit and His people, transforming character (Heb 4:12) Article by Jeffrey M. Jones, "Belief in God in U.S. Dips to 81%, a New Low" GALLUP, 06/2022: https://news.gallup.com/POLL/393737/BELIEF-GOD-DIPS-NEW-LOW.ASPX Jim mentions a quote from Whitefield about John Wesley, which can be found here: https://bible.org/illustration/whitfield-and-wesley