Why Educated Christians Are Sticking With Church Published on April 28, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading New data suggests religious Americans with college experience tend to participate in services more often than their peers.
One Year Ago, ISIS Atrocities Were Declared Genocide – Much More Still Needs to Be Done Published on March 18, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Opinion Continue reading On year ago today, on March 17, 2016, then-Secretary of State John Kerry formally designated the actions of ISIS as genocide. As […]
Islam Projected to Overtake Christianity as World’s Largest Religion by End of Century Published on March 6, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Religion Continue reading By the middle of this century, the number of Muslims worldwide will roughly equal those of Christians and by the […]
American Religious Leader Condemn Trump’s Immigration Order: But Is Anyone Listening? Published on February 1, 2017February 2, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading Few issues unite American religious leaders across the spiritual and political spectrum. Condemning President Donald Trump’s new executive order on […]
91% of the 115th Congress Identify as Christians Published on January 4, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading The U.S. is becoming more diverse in terms of faith, but its legislature isn’t. A major reason? Non-religious Americans’ voting […]
Religious Liberty Issues Likely to Come Up Under Trump: Christians, Muslims, LGBT Rights, and More Published on December 29, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in LGBT Continue reading From mosque surveillance to new religious-exemption laws, a look at some of the issues likely to come up under Trump
The First Christians and Some of Their Biggest Myths Published on November 29, 2016November 30, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Opinion Continue reading Did early Christians have Bibles? Hide in catacombs? Oh, and as far as why Peter was crucified upside down…
Minority Faith Groups Brace for Battle Against Trump Published on November 22, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Islam Continue reading The American Civil Liberties Union collected more than $11 million and 150,000 new members. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Twitter account […]
The One Identity of the Church Published on November 18, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Opinion Continue reading We’ve been reading about the Mexican conquest in the theology course I teach, the better to understand the context of […]
How Bob Dylan Became a Jews for Jesus Icon Published on October 29, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading When Bob Dylan became the first musician to win the Nobel Prize in Literature this month, Jewish fans celebrated. Dylan, […]
Muhammad Ali’s Childhood Baptist Church Celebrates His Life Published on June 5, 2016June 6, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Boxing Continue reading Members and parishioners at King Solomon Baptist Church say they came here for church services and of course to remember […]
Study: Americans Think It’s Impolite to Talk About Faith In Public Published on April 14, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading Why are Americans are often reluctant to discuss faith outside of their families?
Why Orthodox Judaism Appeals to Many Millennials Published on April 1, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Jewish Continue reading Young Americans might be leaving religion in large numbers, but for some, rules, ritual, and tradition are attractive ways to […]
Hispanic Christians’ Pro-Israel Momentum on Full Display at New York Summit Published on March 24, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Navigating security at the Consulate General of Israel in New York requires patience, but visitors attending the recent Latino-Jewish roundtable […]
Should Questions About Bernie Sanders’ Religion and Judaism Impact His 2016 Run? Published on March 3, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Atheism Continue reading Bernie Sanders’ belief in Judaism and God may be in question, but his belief in the working class is undisputed.
Should Evangelicals Follow Catholic Lead on Jews and Evangelism? Published on February 26, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Some evangelical leaders say Christians should avoid the Catholic lead in not proselytizing Jews, but a rabbi and Baptist minister […]
Why Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Do Organized Religion: ‘Everyone Believes In God In Their Own Ways’ Published on January 31, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Jewish Continue reading Growing up, Bernie Sanders followed the path of many young American Jews. He went to Hebrew school, was bar mitzvahed […]
ISIS Arrives in Jesus’ Hometown of Nazareth Published on December 30, 2015 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Middle East Continue reading The radicalization of Jews and Muslims is squeezing Christians out of the Holy Land—and ISIS’s reported arrival in the biblical […]