New data suggests religious Americans with college experience tend to participate in services more often than their peers.
Why Educated Christians Are Sticking With Church
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One Year Ago, ISIS Atrocities Were Declared Genocide – Much More Still Needs to Be Done
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Why are Americans are often reluctant to discuss faith outside of their families?
Why Orthodox Judaism Appeals to Many Millennials
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
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?
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?
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’
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
The radicalization of Jews and Muslims is squeezing Christians out of the Holy Land—and ISIS’s reported arrival in the biblical […]
