Wow!: New documentary tells America’s story of religious freedom
FIONA ANDRÉ, of Religion News Service, reports on the new documentary, ‘Free Exercise: America’s Story of Religious Liberty’…
Religious groups think Trump’s actions immoral in hush money case, split on whether he broke the law
United States RNS A new survey finds that majorities of all major US religious groups believe actions by former President Donald Trump detailed in a recent hush money trial were immoral, but views are more split on whether he broke the law. It also remains unclear whether Trump’s new status as a convicted felon has […]
Gallup poll: More than half of Americans rarely go to church
United States RNS The most popular church in America might be St Mattress, followed by Bedside Baptist. Those two – euphemisms for sleeping in on Sundays – increasingly describe the attitude of many Americans toward attending churches or other houses of worship. Mark Galli kneels in prayer before Mass at St Michael Catholic Church, on […]
Conversations: Carrie Sheffield’s journey to forgiveness after childhood in cultlike family
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, speaks with Sheffield about her new memoir ‘Motorhome Prophecies’, her departure from the LDS church and her decision to forgive her father…
Americans like Jews, Catholics and mainline Protestants. Evangelicals, not so much
United States RNS What do most Americans think of faiths not their own? Not much. That’s according to a new Pew Research survey that asked 10,588 Americans if they had positive or negative feelings toward other faiths. Between 40 per cent and 60 per cent answered “neither favorable nor unfavorable” or “don’t know enough to say.” “It may […]
Boy Scouts of America: Bankruptcy creates rift with religious partners
DAVID CRARY, of Associated Press, reports on the fallout from Boy Scouts of America’s complex bankruptcy case…
Survey: White evangelicals, Hispanic Protestants, Mormons most likely to believe in QAnon
RNS A new survey reports white evangelicals, Hispanic Protestants and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are the most likely to believe in the QAnon conspiracy theory, a trend researchers suggest correlates with the kind of media they consume. The survey, released Thursday by the Public Religion Research Institute, focused on the […]
Essay: Cartel sieges leave Mexicans wondering if criminals run the country
In an article first publsihed on The Conversation, ANGÉLICA DURAN-MARTINEZ, associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the US, looks at the causes – and possible solutions – to recent violence in Mexico…
Essay: Why religion won’t help Republicans in US midterm elections
US professor of religion MARK SILK, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at what role religion will play in the upcoming US midterm elections…