LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Here’s a sampling from Ted’s Inbox:

Ted, the Lord shined through you yesterday at theCry.. it was sooo annointed seeing God move and inspire through you. thank u for being such a fantastic example of jesus christ and how He loves and serves.. u are a wonderful role mode / mentor in my life and i thank u

Jenn Gotzon

Watching TheCRy Hollywood LIVE/webcast, loving how your heart is to fervently serve God’s Kingdom purposes & lay your crown (gift) at the foot of His Cross....California thanks GOD for you, Lili Baehr & all you set your hands to.

Thank you so much Ted!!! We love you and loved having you!!

The strength you bring is so amazing. I love it when you open your mouth – what you shared was incredible.  Thanks again.

Faytene

Dr. Baehr,

We can not thank you enough for all of your love and support. =)  What you have done and continue to do for Hollywood can not be put into words.  Hollywood is so blessed to have you and your family helping and shaping culture.  We treasure all of you so much and are truly grateful to you and your family.  We hope to see you sooner than later. =)

Love,

Rob and (Faytene)

Ted and Larry,

My oldest son who is Bible college student showed me some movie trailers yesterday. One was for the new film '21 Jump Street' and another was for the upcoming 'Dark Shadows' movie.

In 'Jump Street', even the trailer made frequent references to genitalia and a particular sex act. Dark Shadows was just 'awful.'  This got me to thinking: What is the best way to keep our hearts pure and reach the culture? The challenge is also there for Christian parents and their Christian kids. My Bible college student son didn't see too much wrong with either of those films. As a middle-aged man, I objected to both of them.  How can the church seem 'up to date' and 'relevant' in a world of rampant relativism where even Christians have their heads in too many wrong places?

Fr. Michael Carl

Priest, Journalist

LETTER TO THE EDITOR!

Ted,

Wanted to shoot you an email to tell you that I thought you represented the Christian point of view really well on "Dr. Drew". You weren't snippy or unbecoming, unlike the other panelists. I took encouragement from your steady and humble demeanor!

Regards,

Casey

Religious Preferences of Americans

The number of Christians in the United States remains about 76.1%, according to Gallup, or about 238.12 million people, with Protestants accounting for 52.5% or more than 164.27 million and Catholics totaling 23.6% or more than 73.84 million.

The religious preferences of adults in the United States are:

Source: Gallup Poll®, 12/23/11. 

Major World Religions

Source: Center for the Study of Global Christianity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2010.

According to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2010, the major world religions are:

*This term denotes members of Christian churches and networks that regard themselves as post-denominationalist and neo-apostolic and thus independent of historic, mainstream, organized, institutionalized, confessional, denominationalist Christianity.

** The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reported in October 2009 that the Muslim population now comprises about 1.57 billion adherents.

- Source: The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2011.

According to the World Almanac and Book of Facts in 2011, the major world religions are:

*This term denotes members of Christian churches and networks that regard themselves as post-denominationalist and neo-apostolic and thus independent of historic, mainstream, organized, institutionalized, confessional, denominationalist Christianity. The world’s population is estimated at 6.985 billion people. The number of agnostic and atheist believers is estimated by the Center for the Study of Global Christianity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2010.