Posts Tagged ‘discrimination’
Women ministers are making dramatic strides in achieving equal pay with male clergy. The gender pay gap shrunk from women clergy making 60 cents on the dollar compared to men in 1976 to 93 cents on the dollar in 2016, a new study finds. But women clergy still face significant obstacles to equal pay.
[Read Full Column...]A new study analyzing data from 733 U.S. counties encompassing more than 80 percent of the black population revealed that homicide, robbery, burglary and larceny rates all decreased the more people in the county were active in black Protestant churches. And where it can do the most good, in areas with high rates of poverty and unemployment, the black church is doing the most good, the study found.
[Read Full Column...]Science is providing greater insight into how black faith and the black church have been sources of enduring hope and strength in troubled times. Several new studies build on past research in revealing how this special faith continues to be associated with positive outcomes for black Americans amid the realities of discrimination and economic, political and social inequality.
[Read Full Column...]Please type your search term:
- abortion
- aging
- animals
- atheist
- Bible
- biology
- Buddhist
- Catholic
- Christianity
- disability
- diversity
- earthquake
- economics
- education
- environment
- ethics
- evangelical
- evolution
- Faith
- family
- Forgiveness
- freedom
- gambling
- genetics
- giving
- God
- Government
- health
- Hindu
- history
- humility
- immigration
- international
- Internet
- Islam
- Judaism
- law
- mainline
- marriage
- Methodist
- millennials
- Mormon
- music
- nones
- Paranormal
- parenting
- Pentecostal
- Politics
- poverty
- prayer
- race
- science
- secular
- sexuality
- shopping
- sin
- singles
- spirituality
- sports
- Uncategorized
- violence
- virtue
- women
- worship
- youth
- Global studies reveal 5 ways faith can reduce bullying, empower victims
August 9th, 2017 - Study: Clergywomen close gender pay gap to 7 cents on the dollar
July 31st, 2017 - Not just a joke: Studies find religious humor can break through prejudice, build social ties
July 20th, 2017 - Culture matters: Reconciling faith and homosexuality across borders
July 1st, 2017
Primers
- The Many Faces of Islam By John L. Esposito
- Religious Freedom and Conflict A Review of the Evidence By Roger Finke and Robert R. Martin
Tutorials
Click on your desired tag, to view the available columns.
addiction
anxiety
Baylor Religion Survey
Bible
Catholic
Christianity
clergy
compassion
congregations
depression
diversity
economics
evangelical
evangelicals
Faith
fear
Forgiveness
God
health
humility
immigration
Islam
kindness
love
mainline
marriage
mental health
Mormon
parenting
politics
Pope Francis
poverty
prayer
prejudice
Protestant
race
religion and health
religion and politics
religious freedom
secular
self-esteem
social support
spirituality
stress
worship abortion (4)
aging (18)
animals (3)
atheist (21)
Bible (48)
biology (5)
Buddhist (15)
Catholic (50)
Christianity (105)
clergy (48)
disability (4)
diversity (2)
earthquake (2)
economics (56)
education (25)
environment (6)
ethics (29)
evangelical (45)
evolution (4)
Faith (156)
family (28)
Featured (168)
Forgiveness (11)
freedom (29)
gambling (2)
genetics (3)
giving (7)
God (89)
Government (30)
health (57)
Hindu (11)
history (20)
humility (12)
immigration (14)
international (31)
Internet (5)
Islam (32)
Judaism (13)
law (5)
mainline (31)
marriage (8)
Methodist (2)
millennials (4)
Mormon (6)
music (5)
nones (3)
Paranormal (2)
parenting (4)
Pentecostal (4)
Politics (26)
poverty (20)
prayer (20)
race (14)
science (17)
secular (30)
sexuality (16)
shopping (3)
sin (3)
singles (1)
spirituality (50)
sports (4)
Uncategorized (22)
violence (19)
virtue (3)
women (33)
worship (42)
youth (51)
WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck and Luke Morton requires Flash Player 9 or better.
Explore congregational membership in every county, state, and urban area in the United States. Based on the Religious Congregations and Membership Study collected by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies this is the most complete census available on religious congregations and their members.
ARDA's National Profiles provide detailed data by country on religious adherents, religious freedom, demographics and a host of other social measures. Choose a country below to see its profile:
Our American Denominations feature provides detailed information and family trees for over 400 U.S. religious denominations.
Use QuickStats to browse dozens of topics and see reponses from major national surveys, demographic patterns, and changes over time! Available topics:
Use QuickLists to see rank-ordered data on religion in the U.S. and around the world. See our most popular topics:
