The End is Near ... for evangelicals?

Not only is The End Near for the planet, if we are to believe the Global Warming crowd, but The End is apparently Near for religion too. The prophesies of the decline of evangelicals are particularly ubiquitous. But here is Bradley Wright, of the University of Connecticut on the real numbers involved:

"As you can see, the percentage of Evangelicals in the country has increased since 1970, the percentage Mainline Protestants has dropped considerable, and the percentage Catholics has remained about the same.

"Now, there are a lot of things would could say (and have been said) about these data, but at just a glance, it's pretty clear that there's no evidence of the percentage of Evangelicals dropping precipitously--and the data go right up to 2008."

Read more here.

HT: Beau Weston at The Gruntled Center.

Physician Heal Thyself: Jim Wallis needing to practice what he preaches

Jim Wallis, one of the most well known voices of the evangelical left, is upset about political comments made by James Dobson and Tom Minnery of Focus on the Family. Seems he's against questioning people's motives and thinks one should be respectful in their political discourse. Only problem is his own rhetorical past.

Here's Justin Taylor at Between Two Worlds justifiably calling him on the carpet.

The Constructive Cormudgeon on how to be a popular Evangelical writer

Doug Groothius, in a humorous (and sarcastic) mood.