religious institutions

In dark times, our institutions can offer hope, help us flourish

By L. Gregory Jones — October 18, 2022
(RNS) — Institutions such as churches, nonprofits and schools provide a space for people to come together and imagine a better future.

Strong link found between worship attendance and religious giving

By Adelle M. Banks — October 26, 2017
(RNS) — Though fewer Americans are affiliating with religious institutions, charitable giving to them has remained at about a third of all giving.

Republicans, Democrats divided on impact of religion

By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 10, 2017
(RNS) A majority of Americans overall (59 percent) see religion as a positive, compared to 26 percent who say it has a negative impact on the way things are going in the U.S., according to Pew.

House passes bill to give disaster relief to religious groups

By Caleb K. Bell — February 13, 2013
(RNS) The House Wednesday (Feb. 13) overwhelmingly passed a bill to allow places of worship to receive federal aid to repair their buildings damaged during Hurricane Sandy.

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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