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What’s US religion worth? $1.2 trillion, says one demographer
By Lauren Markoe — September 14, 2016
(RNS) It might seem folly to try to put a number on religion's value to American society. But Brian Grim gave it a try.
‘I don’t’: Conservative pastors vow not to officiate government marriages
By Jonathan Merritt — November 19, 2014
A prominent religious journal has launched a movement encouraging pastors to refuse to perform marriages as representatives of the state. The concept is not entirely novel and isn't just being proposed by conservatives. Americans should seriously consider it.
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.
Setting the record straight on Jesus, ‘the friend of sinners’
By Jonathan Merritt — March 20, 2014
Many people know that the New Testament refers to Jesus as a “friend of sinners,” but what does that mean exactly? Apparently not what some Christians think it does.
Sochi Cadillac ad encourages worship at the altar of work and stuff
By Jonathan Merritt — February 12, 2014
A car company's brash commercial promotes an un-Christian message of materialism and workaholism.
Where should religious people stand on homeschooling?
By Jonathan Merritt — April 30, 2013
A national debate on homeschooling may be brewing, and religious people need to decide where they stand.
Not your mother’s morals: An interview with Jonathan Fitzgerald
By Jonathan Merritt — March 19, 2013
At 31, Jonathan Fitzgerald has become one of the most thoughtful cultural observers among a rising generation of Christians. Here, he talks about his new book, morality, pop culture, and whether he believes God is “still important” today.
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