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Study: Christians, Jews and Muslims encounter workplace discrimination differently

By Alejandra Molina — March 16, 2022
(RNS) — Rachel Schneider, one of the report’s authors, said workers often experienced religious discrimination in the form of microaggressions — such as stereotyping and othering.

Study: Atheists who are women, Republicans or Southerners more likely to hide beliefs

By Alejandra Molina — March 10, 2022
(RNS) — In groups that statistically have the fewest number of atheists, the atheists among them are less vocal.

Study: Clergy feel ill-equipped to help Black and Latino congregants with mental health

By Alejandra Molina — February 9, 2022
(RNS) — Pastors, whether they want to be or not, 'are on the front lines of this mental health crisis,' said an author of the study.

Why religious congregations may be crucial to halting the spread of COVID-19

By Elaine Howard Ecklund — April 2, 2020
(RNS) — While we may regard religion and science as at odds in our culture, the fact is that many Americans rely on their religious leaders to guide their attitudes about scientific findings.

Religion drives skepticism about evolution, but not climate change

By Lauren Markoe — December 13, 2016
(RNS) Sociologists debunk a common assumption about religion and science.

God knows, scientists are more religious than you think

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — February 16, 2014
There are nearly as many believers and churchgoers among scientists as in the nation at large and new research finds many say science and faith can collaborate.
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