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More education means less religious commitment — unless you’re Christian
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 26, 2017
(RNS) There are some exceptions to the popular thought that the more educated Americans are, they less religious they will be, according to a new analysis by Pew Research Center.
Few see Christianity as very important to be ‘truly American’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 1, 2017
(RNS) Among the 13 countries Pew asked whether Christianity or Catholicism was important to nationality, a median 15 percent said it was 'very important' to be a 'true national.'
Homeless find rest in faith-based shelters more than others
By Adelle M. Banks — February 1, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) In a preliminary study of 11 cities across the country, 58 percent of emergency beds for the homeless were at faith-based organizations.
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.
Jews at top of class in first-ever global study of religion and education
By Lauren Markoe — December 13, 2016
(RNS) Around the world, religion and education are highly correlated.
Study: Religious experiences trigger brain’s reward circuit in devout Mormons
By Kirkland An — December 5, 2016
(RNS) The study found that their religious actions were associated with activations in the region of the brain central to the reward circuit as well as the region associated with decision making and attention.
Study: Drug-induced spiritual experiences help cancer patients
By Don Lattin — December 1, 2016
(RNS) 'Many of the patients,' a researcher observed, 'would say something like, ‘Now I’ve experienced the death of the body, so I’m not so afraid.’ They get through it. They come out the other side.'
Study finds churches with conservative theology still growing
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 21, 2016
(RNS) Canadian researchers are revisiting a hotly debated sociological question: Why do some churches decline while others succeed?
On Twitter, Jewish journalists targeted by a torrent of anti-Semitism
By Lauren Markoe — October 19, 2016
(RNS) 'The spike in hate we've seen online this election season is extremely troubling and unlike anything we have seen in modern politics,' said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.
Cool with contraception, Americans divide over transgender bathrooms and wedding services for gays
By Lauren Markoe — September 28, 2016
(RNS) A Pew Research Center poll takes on the religious liberty versus discrimination question.
More ‘nones’ than you think, but many won’t show up on Election Day
By Lauren Markoe — September 22, 2016
(RNS) A full quarter of U.S. adults now say they have no religious affiliation. But despite their heft, the 'nones' are no voting bloc.
Why most people leave religion? They just ‘stop believing’
By Kimberly Winston — September 22, 2016
(RNS) In a gloomy forecast for organized religion, only seven percent of the 'nones' say they are looking for a religion.
Chabad is Orthodox, but Jewish students it caters to are not
By Yonat Shimron — September 20, 2016
(RNS) Only 15 of the 2,400 respondents said they joined ranks and identify as Chabad. About 88 percent of those who visited Chabad at least once do not identify as Orthodox.
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.
Muslims surpass atheists as most unpopular group in US
By Kimberly Winston — September 14, 2016
(RNS) A new study finds atheists and Muslims still top the list of the least trusted Americans.
