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Americans view Jews, Christians warmly; atheists, Muslims get cold shoulder
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — July 16, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) A new survey finds -- surprise!-- we like ourselves. U.S. adults feel most warmly about those who share their religion.
What the Pope’s popularity says about American culture
By Jonathan Merritt — July 11, 2014
Pope Francis' intense and broad popularity counters the idea that American society intrinsically despises and opposes Christians.
Wheaton College gets a pass from Supreme Court on contraception mandate
By Richard Wolf — July 7, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) "Those who are bound by our decisions usually believe they can take us at our word. Not so today," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said after the Supreme Court granted an exemption from the contraception mandate to Wheaton College.
What many Christians get wrong on July 4th
By Jonathan Merritt — July 3, 2014
Many Americans believe America is more exceptional than other nations. Is this claim true, and if so, should Christians shout it from their star-spangled rooftops?
Awaiting Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, public favors contraception mandate
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 23, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) In showdown of business owners vs individual choice on free contraception, the public has made its call. Soon the Supreme Court will weigh in.
Supreme Court won’t wade into fight over graduations in churches
By Kimberly Winston — June 16, 2014
(RNS) In 2012, the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the decision to hold a public high school graduation ceremony at a Wisconsin megachurch was “offensive” and “coercive.”
Atheist or believer? Frank Schaeffer is a bit of both
By Kimberly Winston — June 12, 2014
(RNS) The title of Frank Scaheffer's new book says he is an atheist. But he prays every day. And goes to church every week. Catch him on the right day and he believes in God. What's going on here?
COMMENTARY: An honest assessment of the Southern Baptist Convention
By Jacob Lupfer — June 10, 2014
BALTIMORE (RNS) I once assumed the worst of Southern Baptists: anti-intellectual, homophobic and possibly even racist authoritarians who cared mostly about their own power. Then I got to know some of them.
Rick Warren to pastors: ‘There is no testimony without a test’
By Adelle M. Banks — June 9, 2014
BALTIMORE (RNS) Speaking of mental illness, Warren said: “If your brain doesn’t work right and you take a pill, why are you supposed to be ashamed of that?”
UPDATED: Gunman identified as Aaron R. Ybarra after fatal shooting at Seattle Pacific University
By Michael Winter — June 5, 2014
(RNS) A wounded man in his 20s was pronounced dead at Harborview Medical Center about 90 minutes after the shootings at Seattle Pacific University, an evangelical Christian school north of downtown, at about 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Was World War I a religious crusade? An interview with Philip Jenkins
By Jonathan Merritt — May 22, 2014
A distinguished historian argues that The Great War was also a holy war that reshaped every major religion of the 20th century.
The troubling trends in America’s ‘Calvinist revival’
By Jonathan Merritt — May 20, 2014
A certain sect of Calvinist Christians are growing in prominence and influence, but certain trends are holding this faithful faction back from becoming a sustainable, mainstream movement.
Hispanic Catholics differ with evangelicals — and with the church
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 7, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Hispanic Catholics are less likely than evangelicals to attend weekly worship services, pray daily or take a literal view of the Bible, according to a new survey.
More U.S. Latinos shift and drift outside the Catholic Church
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 7, 2014
(RNS) Choice and change reshape Hispanics' view of Catholicism, Protestant faiths and no faith at all.
Survey: When science and faith collide, faith usually wins
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 1, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Between scientific "facts" and evangelical faith, faith usually wins, according to a new survey.
