The age of nones may favor churches that welcome doubters
(RNS) — Can people who are plagued with doubt feel welcomed by a church that is filled with those who are certain about what they believe?
Atheists prefer cats, Christians love dogs, study shows
(RNS) — New questions on the General Social Survey reveal some interesting connections between faith and pets.
Will young white evangelicals turn their backs on Trump?
(RNS) — On social issues, younger evangelicals are drifting toward the center. But the data is mixed on whether they can stomach voting for anyone but the GOP.
How many Americans believe Trump is anointed by God?
(RNS) — Over the weekend, Rick Perry, the U.S. secretary of energy, became the latest highly placed evangelical Christian to claim that President Trump is the "chosen one." "I said you ...
People of faith are heard online — but the partisans are winning
(RNS) — The bad news is that the most outspoken religious people on social media are no less partisan than anyone else. The good news is that they are likely speaking to a silent majority of political pragmatists.
Why Joe Biden, blue-collar Catholic icon, may not be enough for the Dems to win
(RNS) — Donald Trump has retained his support among the white Catholics who make up 75% of the church and may actually be gaining some ground among nonwhite Catholics.
For many religious Americans, the word 'liberal' has become taboo
(RNS) — If you went to a church on a random Sunday morning in 1974 and grabbed 20 white parishioners, 11 would have been Democrats. Today, four would be Democrats. And those Democrats would outnumber the politically liberal churchgoers by a 2-1 ratio.
By their tweets you will know them: The Democrats' continuing God gap
(RNS) — If they want to win back the White House, Democrats need to reach Christian voters. At least on social media, Democratic candidates are failing to do so.
Just like political parties, religious groups see their rivals as extremists
(RNS) — White evangelicals and atheists sum up the political landscape the same way: “My party is moderate and sensible, while the other party is filled with extremists.”
Why do evangelicals support Trump? Blame the suburbs
(RNS) — Urban evangelicals have some room for political diversity. Suburban and rural evangelicals do not.
Rise of the 'nothing in particulars' may be sign of a disjointed, disaffected and lonely future
(RNS) — The data indicates that those who are 'nothing in particular' aren’t just cut off from organized religion. They have disconnected from many of the foundational structures that hold us together as communities.
Most Southern Baptist women would welcome a woman pastor. It's unlikely to happen.
(RNS) — Official Roman Catholic and Southern Baptist teaching bars women from being pastors or priests. But some polling shows that many Catholics and Baptists would be fine with a woman pastor.
Why politics may kill white churches
(RNS) — If young people are the future of the church, it’s hard to see how both white Catholics and white evangelicals can effectively reach out to the younger generations when their politics become further and further polarized.