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Christians Donate Less Than Other Religions CHRISTIANITY MAY BE THE UNITED STATES’ BIGGEST RELIGION, but when it
Fun fact: She’s the most followed person on Instagram.
Evangelist Selena Gomez? FOR SOMEONE WHO’S JUST 25, Selena
experienced Him firsthand. “You are
Gomez has quite the resumé: She’s a
already being pursued by God who knit
platinum-selling pop star, reluctant tabloid
you together and called you His, but you
fixture (which constantly speculate about
still don’t know that this can be more than
her romantic life), mental health advocate
a nightly prayer,” she wrote, encouraging
and now a speaker at church events.
the audience to seek a deeper relationship
Recently, Gomez was a guest at the
with God. “You don’t know that this will
Hillsong Conference in L.A., where
become the most important relationship,
she took the stage and got emotional
but just wait. Selena, you are enough!
while reading a letter she’d written to
Not because you’ve tried hard … You are
her younger self that documented her
enough because you are a child of God
life-changing encounter with faith. She
who has been pursued from the very
told those in attendance that for years,
beginning. You are enough because His
she knew about God, but never actually
grace has saved you and covered you.”
comes to actually donating to religious institutions, Christians fall way behind both their Jewish and Muslim neighbors. A Pollfish. com survey found that, on average, Jews donated $1,442 annually to religious groups and Muslims gave $1,309. Christians, however, gave just $817 to Christian charities and churches. The number is especially surprising considering most churches consider tithing—giving 10 percent of your income to a church or charity—a biblical mandate.
AVERAGE ANNUAL CHARITABLE DONATIONS BY FOLLOWERS JEWS
M U S LIMS
CHRISTIANS
$1,442 $1,309 $817
MISC.
MAR-APR
For his 81st birthday, Pope Francis
A Bentley University study reported
Cardi B recently secured five top
celebrated with a 13-foot pizza.
77 percent of millennials agreed
10 songs on the Billboard Hot R&B/
He shared it with sick children at
they’d be more productive under
Hip-Hop chart within the same week.
the Pediatric Dispensary of Santa
flexible working hours. Probably
That’s the most ever simultaneous
Marta. Papa John wasn’t invited.
explains your boss’s long lunches.
top 10 hits for a woman.
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