(The Conversation) — Men are in general more likely than women to describe themselves as atheists, agnostics or nothing in particular.

(RNS) — The term “evangelical” may be in disfavor, there’s no sign that people are less willing to take on the label.

(RNS) — The relationship between partisanship and support for violence against government is clear. Church attendance does not appear to fuel the fire — nor tamp it down.

(RNS) — While women are changing the world of electoral politics, their progress in the world of religion is downright glacial.

(RNS) — It’s no coincidence that three Rust Belt states with large populations of Catholics helped put the Democrats back in the White House in January of 2021.

(RNS) — The ‘nothing in particulars,’ a subset of the famous nones, have grown to become 20% of the U.S. over the past decade, even as their political allegiances have shifted dramatically.

(RNS) — A new survey suggests that the ‘God gap’ may actually be better defined as a spirituality gap. But there is plenty of room on both sides for peace, inspiration and love.

(RNS) — As a social scientist who is also a pastor, I’m sympathetic to the view that God can change young people’s hearts on these hot-button issues. But I see no evidence of divine intervention in the data.

(RNS) — Since the protests against the killing of George Floyd began a month ago, a survey shows a 10 percentage point swing among white evangelicals to Joe Biden.

(RNS) — More than 60% of white evangelical Christians scored a 3 or 4 on the scale, as did half of white Catholics.

(RNS) — A recent Pew survey also allayed fears that there are large demographic disparities when it comes to accessing streaming services.

(RNS) — The Paycheck Protection Program could be a godsend for a small Baptist church, despite concerns about separation of church and state.

(RNS) — If COVID-19 becomes a true global pandemic, it would deeply affect mainline Protestant churches, seven of which rank in the 10 religious traditions in the United States with the oldest, and therefore most vulnerable, members.

(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?

(RNS) — New questions on the General Social Survey reveal some interesting connections between faith and pets.