White Christians made Donald Trump president – again
United States RNS While the United States has become more religiously diverse in recent decades, white Christians remain the largest religious segment of the country, making up about 42 per cent of the population, according to data from the Public Religion Research Institute. And for Donald Trump, their support has once again proved key to […]
Postcards: In small-town Illinois, a little church says goodbye
Ryan Burge, pastor and sociologist, has documented church decline for years. On Sunday, after 150 years, his own church held its final service. BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports…
Have the nones ‘jumped the shark’ in the US? Maybe.
United States RNS Since the mid-2000s, the fastest-growing religious group in America has been the so-called nones. The percentage of Americans who claim no religious affiliation nearly doubled from 2007 (16 per cent) to 2022 (31 per cent), becoming a force in American culture and one of the largest segments of the religious landscape, according […]
US election: In Iowa and beyond, evangelical Christian voters follow their party more than their faith
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports…
Changing church: ‘The Great Dechurching’ explores America’s religious exodus
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on a new study which looks at why millions of Americans left church – and what might bring them back…
Did faith fall off a cliff during COVID? New US study says no
United States RNS When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many Americans lost the habit of churchgoing after almost every church in the country closed down their in-person services and shifted online. But did some of them give up on God? Sociologists like Michael Hout want to know. PICTURE: Himsan/Pixabay/Creative Commons Hout, a professor of sociology at New York […]
Southern Baptists: Russell Moore leaves leadership, but denomination’s troubles remain
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, looks at the issues facing the largest Protestant denomination in the US…
US election: As Republicans kick off convention, will Trump be able to keep conservative Christian votes?
JACK JENKINS reports for Religion News Service as this week’s Republican National Convention kicks off…
US election: Trump’s faith outreach aims to cast Democrats as the enemy
ELANA SCHOR, of Associated Press, reports on how US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is working to woo religious voters…
US POLITICS: DEMOCRATS LOST WHITE CHRISTIANS. CAN THEY WIN THEM BACK?
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports…