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Poll: More religious Americans support the use of political violence
By Fiona André — October 25, 2023
(RNS) — One-third of white evangelical Protestants support the idea, significantly more than any other religious group.
Americans like Jews, Catholics and mainline Protestants. Evangelicals, not so much.
By Yonat Shimron — March 15, 2023
(RNS) — A new Pew Research poll finds that only 18% of nonevangelical Americans had favorable opinions of evangelicals; 32% had somewhat unfavorable views.
Poll: Politics drives religious Americans’ views on the environment
By Yonat Shimron — November 17, 2022
(RNS) — Religious people who lean Republican are less inclined to be concerned about global warming than people of the same religion who identify or lean to the Democratic Party.
When it comes to Halloween, pastors have opinions, according to new survey
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 18, 2022
(RNS) — More than 90% of pastors encourage their congregations to observe Oct. 31 in a particular way, but that ranges from avoiding Halloween completely to inviting people to Halloween-adjacent events at their churches.
Poll: More Protestant pastors say the economy is hurting their churches
By Yonat Shimron — October 11, 2022
(RNS) — The survey also found that most pastors say congregational giving is in line with the previous year.
Group reports record tally of antisemitic incidents in 2021
By Michael Kunzelman — April 26, 2022
(RNS) — The Anti-Defamation League counted 2,717 antisemitic incidents, the highest number since the New York City-based group began tracking such incidents in 1979.
Are relations between young US and Israeli Jews fraying? A new poll suggests no.
By Yonat Shimron — April 25, 2022
(RNS) — A whopping 80% of millennial Israelis and 70% of millennial American Jews said they thought a strong State of Israel is necessary for the survival of the Jewish people, the new AJC poll shows.
Study: More congregations are reopening but attendance remains flat
By Yonat Shimron — March 22, 2022
(RNS) — Only 27% of respondents in a Pew study said they attended services in person this month. Back in September, when the coronavirus was still surging, 26% said they attended in-person religious services.
Episcopal Bishop Curry says ‘more to do’ as poll shows Christians viewed as hypocrites
By Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins — March 9, 2022
(RNS) — The results of a new survey conducted by the Episcopal Church illustrate a disconnect between how Christians and non-Christians view Christianity in the United States.
‘Refusal to engage’: Gen Z sees gap in support of LGBTQ+ rights among faith groups
By Josh Packard and Robyn Henderson-Espinoza — January 3, 2022
(RNS) — Those looking for accepting communities may need to look outside of traditional houses of worship.
Survey: One-third of Jewish college students have experienced antisemitism
By Yonat Shimron — October 26, 2021
(RNS) — A surge of hostile sentiment has been directed against Jewish students in recent years, mostly a byproduct of animosity toward Israel’s policies with respect to Palestinians.
Survey: Religion a key topic for many millennial moms during pandemic
By Joseph Hammond — May 21, 2021
(RNS) — Nearly a third of mothers discussed faith or spirituality last year, a new survey found.
Black Protestants aren’t least likely to get a vaccine; white evangelicals are
By Yonat Shimron — March 5, 2021
(RNS) — A new survey by Pew Research shows that 64% of Black Protestants 'definitely or probably' plan to get vaccinated, compared to 54% of white evangelicals.
Study reveals half of pastors say they’re hearing conspiracy theories in their churches
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 26, 2021
(RNS) — The most likely to agree they frequently heard conspiracy theories from their congregants were those who pastor churches with attendance of 250 or more people.
Survey: UK teens are more likely than millennials to believe in God
By Jack Jenkins — December 29, 2020
(RNS) — The number is up from January, suggesting some may have embraced a belief in God during the pandemic.
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