Alan Cooperman
Israel fractures by faith on politics and society
By Lauren Markoe — March 8, 2016
(RNS) A new survey finds Israelis wrestling with the nation's identity. Most Jews there say it can be both Jewish and democratic. Most Israeli Muslims and Christians disagree.
Do polls reveal the God’s honest truth about American religion? No, but they still count
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — August 6, 2015
(RNS) The image of U.S. religion created by pollsters is too often inaccurate, shallow and misleading, writes a leading sociologist of religion.
Pope Francis’ stern climate encyclical faces deep political divides
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 16, 2015
(RNS) Catholic Democrats and Republicans are miles apart on the cause and the urgency of global warming. Can the popular pope's urgently written encyclical bridge the gap?
US Jewish numbers no longer declining, but demographic worries persist
By Lauren Markoe — June 11, 2015
(RNS) As the proportion of Americans who are Christian declines, the share who are Jewish is holding firm. But some Jewish scholars say the data are nothing to celebrate.
Christians lose ground, ‘nones’ soar in new portrait of US religion
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 12, 2015
(RNS) This includes people in virtually all demographic groups, whether they are “nearing retirement or just entering adulthood, married or single, living in the West or the Bible Belt.”
American Jews say others face more discrimination
By Lauren Markoe — October 24, 2013
(RNS) American Jews say they face discrimination in the U.S., but they see Muslims, gays and blacks facing far more.
Who’s a Jew? Few American Jews say it’s a matter of belief
By Lauren Markoe — October 1, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) What's the most defining trait of what it means to be a Jew in America? Just 15 percent say it involves religious belief, according to a new study.
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