Protestants
Muslims, Protestants and Jews share common concerns in 2016 election
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 15, 2016
(RNS) The U.S. Muslim community is "pious and patriotic, optimistic and weary of discrimination," much like non-Muslims.
Skipped church this snowy weekend? Fear not
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 24, 2016
(RNS) If you couldn't get past the snowbanks, #blizzard2016's aftermath won't affect your afterlife.
Pope Francis nearly as popular as St. John Paul II among US Catholics
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 5, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) He's reached statistical tie for top ratings with the immensely popular late pope, who always scored more than 9 in 10 positive views from Catholics.
Online, offline faith go hand in hand
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — November 6, 2014
(RNS) A new Pew Research survey finds churchgoers avidly share their faith online.
Does purgatory have a prayer with Protestants?
By David Gibson — October 29, 2014
(RNS) A reworked version of purgatory is something that has intrigued some Protestants, and it seems to have won over more than a few.
As Brazilians drift away from Catholicism, Virgin Mary procession as popular as ever
By Benjamin Soloway — October 17, 2014
BELEM, Brazil (RNS) An arduous public display of devotion to the Virgin Mary has persisted and thrived even as Catholicism loses ground to evangelical faiths in a dramatic transformation of Brazilian society.
Hispanics increasingly identify as ‘nones’
By Kimberly Winston — October 17, 2013
(RNS) Researchers say those with no religious affiliation are now statistically equal to evangelical Protestants as a share of U.S. Hispanics and warn of a religious divide in the Hispanic community that will be felt for decades to come.
Billy Graham’s grandson: evangelicals ‘worse’ than Catholics on sex abuse
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — September 26, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) "Protestants can be very arrogant when pointing to Catholics," said Boz Tchividjian, a grandson of evangelist Billy Graham and executive director of Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE), which has investigated sex abuse allegations.
Christmas’ missing icon: Mary breastfeeding Jesus
By David Gibson — December 10, 2012
(RNS) At its heartwarming core, Christmas is the story of a tender relationship between a new mother and her newborn child. Yet all the familiar images associated with the holy family are missing one obvious element: a breast-feeding infant. And therein lies a tale. By David Gibson.
New Congress more religiously diverse, less Protestant
By David Gibson — November 19, 2012
(RNS) Three Buddhists, a Hindu and a “none” will walk into the 113th Congress, and it’s no joke. Rather, it’s a series of “firsts” that reflect the growing religious diversity of the country. By David Gibson.
Gallup reports new low in religious confidence
By Bruce Nolan — July 16, 2012
(RNS) Americans’ confidence in organized religion, slowly but steadily declining since the 1970s, slipped to a new low in the latest survey, the Gallup Organization reported. By Bruce Nolan.
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