Every year since 1984, The Barna Group, “explores the state of the America’s faith, examining various facets of people’s spiritual activity, faith identity, commitment and religious perspective.”

The news this year in the stats, basic knowledge of the bible and a worldview are continuing to decline. More ‘Christians’ think Jesus Christ sinned and Satan is not a real spiritual being.  (Orthodoxy is becoming less relevant to those who identify as Christian) If you don’t know what orthodox is, you don’t know what heresy is.

David Kinnaman, who directed the study, indicated that “most Americans do not have strong and clear beliefs, largely because they do not possess a coherent biblical worldview. That is, they lack a consistent and holistic understanding of their faith. Millions of Americans say they are personally committed to Jesus Christ, but they believe he sinned while on earth. Many believers claim to trust what the Bible teaches, but they reject the notion of a real spiritual adversary or they feel that faith-sharing activities are optional. Millions feel personally committed to God, but they are renegotiating the definition of that deity.

“In fact, one reason why beliefs fluctuate is that most Americans’ hold few convictions about their faith. For instance, even among those who disagree with orthodox views, many do so while hedging their bets. Most Americans have one foot in the biblical camp, and one foot outside it. They say they are committed, but to what? They are spiritually active, but to what end? The spiritual profile of American Christianity is not unlike a lukewarm church that the Bible warns about.”

via: connexions

Canadian Christianity looks at the different shifting beliefs in Canada.
CBC: 2003 - Canadian Catholicism
2006 - University of Lethbridge - Protestant trends and interfaith