diversity
Study links anti-Muslim discrimination with radicalization
By Yonat Shimron — July 10, 2018
(RNS) — It found pro-ISIS sympathy is most prevalent in communities with high levels of anti-Muslim sentiment.
Survey: Protestant church diversity ‘heading in the right direction’
By RNS staff — March 21, 2018
(RNS) — A new survey published by LifeWay Research suggests Protestant churches still are diversifying slowly — despite reports of a 'quiet exodus' of people of color from predominantly white evangelical churches.
In a bid to promote diversity, Egypt plans to restore Alexandria synagogue
By Yonat Shimron — July 27, 2017
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (RNS) — Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany announced his agency would fund the restoration of the Prophet Elijah Synagogue.
Unitarian Universalists elect first woman president
By Adelle M. Banks — June 27, 2017
(RNS) One of her first acts as president was to decry the Supreme Court decision permitting partial enforcement of President Trump's travel ban.
Taking the Unitarian Universalist diversity crisis seriously
By Martin E. Marty — May 16, 2017
Let it be noted that not all resistance to integrative change is based on hatred, prejudice, or snubbing on the part of the privileged against the marginalized. Reluctance to change can sometimes be read as a tribute to the enduring power of existing religious communities to contribute positively—in the form of art, creativity, pastoral care, etc.—to those who make them up.
My high school’s Muslim prayer room was a lesson in religious freedom
By Hiba Siddiqi — April 17, 2017
(RNS) The Muslim prayer room at Hiba Siddiqi's public Texas high school was not only tolerated by her fellow students, it was a tangible lesson in religious tolerance.
Unitarian Universalist president resigns amid diversity controversy
By Adelle M. Banks — March 31, 2017
(RNS) The Rev. Peter Morales, the UUA's first Latino president, resigned effective Saturday as criticism mounted over hiring practices in the liberal denomination.
Study: Changes in racial composition lead to decline in church attendance
By Kimberly Winston — May 10, 2016
(RNS) Does higher diversity lead to lower attendance in churches? A new study says yes.
Why greater diversity may (temporarily) thin out your pews
By Tobin Grant — April 27, 2016
Congregations that grow in diversity may decline in attendance.
Donald Trump and the politics of white male anger (COMMENTARY)
By David P. Gushee — August 20, 2015
(RNS) Trump's "anti-PC" message seems to resonate with aggrieved white males, which may help to explain his rising popularity as a presidential candidate.
White Christians now a minority in 19 states
By Jonathan Merritt — March 5, 2015
(RNS) You might be surprised to learn that Texas and Georgia are not mostly white Christian.
Southern Baptists try to diversify churches — but will it work?
By Heidi Hall — February 23, 2015
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Russell Moore's proposed solution -- diversifying worship spaces -- will take some work. Of 50,500 Southern Baptist congregations, 3,502 identify as predominantly African-American, or about 7 percent.
U.S. churchgoers still sit in segregated pews, and most are OK with that
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 16, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) But beware, said LifeWay Research director Ed Stetzer: "If you don't like diversity, you're really not going to like heaven."
Hemant Mehta on eight years of atheism writing, pro-life atheists, and catching up with Christians
By Chris Stedman — June 26, 2014
One of the world's most popular atheist bloggers tells RNS what he’s learned by writing about the nontheist movement for eight years and how it has grown, the challenge of pro-life atheists, and why atheists need to catch up to Christians in charitable giving.
‘Noah’ blockbuster has almost everything going for it, except diversity
By Bob Smietana — April 7, 2014
(RNS) Biblical epics, such as the 1956 classic “The 10 Commandments,” featured white actors playing Moses and Pharaoh. That hasn't changed.
