Posts Tagged ‘Hispanic’
Jan 14 2013  |
By David Briggs
Tags: black, Catholic, Faith, Hispanic, interracial dating, Lincoln, marriage, Obama, race, romance, segregation, worship
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In a scene from the movie “Lincoln,” a Democrat arguing against passage of the 13th Amendment derisively mentions the idea of interracial marriage to ridicule the legislation that would abolish slavery. A century-and-a-half later, as an African-American president is inaugurated for a second term, interracial unions still are relatively rare. And faith groups may be part of the reason Americans still find it so difficult to transcend race and ethnicity in matters of the heart, new research indicates.
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Dec 10 2012 |
By David Briggs
Tags: Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Catholic, Dorothy Day, evangelism, Hispanic, immigration, Mass attendance, millennials, religious history, resurrection, Vatican II, women, young adults
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There is only one U.S. religious group, propelled in part by an enthusiastic group of young followers, that is expected to grow to 100 million adherents by the middle of the century. Yet to hear some critics focus on generational shfts showing declining Mass attendance and doctrinal commitment among white Catholics, one might think the Catholic Church is slowly sinking in the U.S. religious landscape. So which is it for the nation’s largest religious group, growth or decline? The answer is some of both, researchers say.
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