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American Atheists to take a quieter approach to culture wars at Atlanta meeting
By Yonat Shimron — April 8, 2022
(RNS) — Community-building is the conference's theme for this year's first in-person convention since 2019.
Study: More congregations are reopening but attendance remains flat
By Yonat Shimron — March 22, 2022
(RNS) — Only 27% of respondents in a Pew study said they attended services in person this month. Back in September, when the coronavirus was still surging, 26% said they attended in-person religious services.
A strike near Babyn Yar; but this time Jewish acceptance in Ukraine is growing
By Yonat Shimron — March 2, 2022
(RNS) — For many Jews, Ukraine brings up memories of pogroms, antisemitism and Nazi collaboration. But Jewish life in Ukraine is no longer what it was.
Poll: America growing more secular by the year
By Yonat Shimron — December 14, 2021
(RNS) — Just 63% of Americans self-identified as Christian this year, a marked drop from 75% a decade ago.
Poll: Most Americans support church-state separation; Christian nationalists differ
By Yonat Shimron — October 28, 2021
(RNS) — Americans also support some intermingling of church and state. Three in 10 said public school teachers should be allowed to lead students in Christian prayers, and 4 in 10 said it’s OK to put up Christian symbols in the public square.
Study: Religion soothed evangelicals at start of COVID. Politics put them at risk.
By Bob Smietana — September 17, 2021
(RNS) — From the start, religion has divided how Americans respond to COVID.
For atheists, the idea of aliens seems real. Religious people doubt it.
By Bob Smietana — August 23, 2021
(RNS) — A new study finds that atheists think there just might be aliens out there. Evangelicals are not so sure.
Study: Jews of color love Judaism but often experience racism in Jewish settings
By Yonat Shimron — August 12, 2021
(RNS) — The study was intended to foreground the racial diversity of American Jews, a group long assumed to be overwhelmingly white, and to give voice to the experiences of Jews of other races.
Poll: 4 in 10 US Christians plan to attend in-person Easter services
By Yonat Shimron — March 22, 2021
(RNS) — Americans are growing more confident they can attend in-person religious services, but many still want restrictions such as social distancing and masking.
Black Protestants aren’t least likely to get a vaccine; white evangelicals are
By Yonat Shimron — March 5, 2021
(RNS) — A new survey by Pew Research shows that 64% of Black Protestants 'definitely or probably' plan to get vaccinated, compared to 54% of white evangelicals.
Survey: Americans most likely to say pandemic has boosted their faith
By Yonat Shimron — January 27, 2021
(RNS) — Nearly half of white evangelicals in the U.S. (49%) said their faith grew stronger due to the coronavirus outbreak — more than any other group, according to a new Pew Research survey.
Pew report: Older US Christians being quickly replaced by young ‘nones’
By Yonat Shimron — October 17, 2019
(RNS) — The latest survey shows Christians have declined by 12 percentage points over the past decade.
Fat and happy: the comforts of practicing a religion
By Yonat Shimron — January 31, 2019
(RNS) — In 35 countries, people who are active in religious congregations tend to be happier than those who attend infrequently or not at all. But active participation in religion is also associated with being fat.
Study: New Congress showcases religious diversity but is still mostly Christian
By Jack Jenkins — January 3, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The incoming class of lawmakers is predominantly Christian, but several newcomers are expected to take the oath of office while placing their hands on books other than the Christian Bible.
Most Americans believe, but not always in the God of the Bible
By Yonat Shimron — April 25, 2018
(RNS) — Among the so-called 'nones' — a broad category of atheists, agnostics and those who answer 'none of the above' on questions about religion — 72 percent believe in a higher power of some kind.
