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Most Americans Consider Easter a Religious Holiday, But Fewer Correctly Identify its Meaning
As American society becomes more religiously diverse, the nation’s population has had to grapple with how to define its holidays and celebrations. A recent study by the Barna Group explored Americans’ definition of the Easter holiday, asking a nationwide, representative sample of American adults how they would describe what Easter means to them, personally.
The results indicated that most Americans consider Easter to be a religious holiday, but fewer identify the resurrection of Jesus as the underlying meaning. The study also explored the degree to which Americans are likely to invite an unchurched friend or family member to attend worship service on Easter weekend.
[READ MORE]Spring Break
With spring break just a few weeks away, hundreds of thousands of high school and college kids across the country are planning on a big trip to a warm destination to be with their friends.
If you're the parent of a junior or a senior in high school, do you let your child go?
The answer to that question gets even tougher when you listen to what spring break means to teenagers.
"Binge Drinking"
"People on balconies taking their clothes off; kids getting drunk on the beach"
"Yeah, you do get drunk; there is underage drinking and stuff."
But experts say that spring break can also be a final testing ground for a high school senior to show self-restraint and maturity.
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