Posts Tagged ‘Faith’
People wander and find their seats as they wait for the SBC annual meeting at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, to begin on June 15, 2021. RNS photo by Kit Doyle By Ryan Burge (RNS) — The Southern Baptist Convention is gathering in Nashville, Tennessee. It’s not an exaggeration to say that it[ READ FULL COLUMN ]
[Read Full Column...]Photo by Rosie Fraser/Unsplash/Creative Commons January 28, 2021 By Bob Smietana Produced in collaboration with the Religion News Service. (RNS) — The Bible and other sacred texts are filled with warnings about the importance of putting your trust in the right place. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart,” the Book of Proverbs advises.[ READ FULL COLUMN ]
[Read Full Column...]A child reads a Bible at home. Photo by Josh Applegate/Unsplash/Creative Commons January 19, 2021 By Jesse Smith Produced in collaboration with the Religion News Service. (RNS) — American churches have long been concerned about retaining the young people who have grown up in their pews. Christian denominations’ websites and publications are filled with analyses of why young adults[ READ FULL COLUMN ]
[Read Full Column...]Supporters of President Donald Trump overtake the inauguration stage in front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) January 14, 2021 By Ryan Burge Produced in collaboration with the Religion News Service. (RNS) — The questions about the attempted insurrection on Jan. 6 have yet to slow down:[ READ FULL COLUMN ]
[Read Full Column...]Diversity is a one-way street, the new study found. In nearly all cases, Blacks are joining mostly white congregations. Few whites join predominantly Black churches.
[Read Full Column...]A study in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion strongly associated queer identity with a decision to attend church less frequently or stop going altogether.
[Read Full Column...]A new survey suggests that the ‘God gap’ may actually be better defined as a spirituality gap. But there is plenty of room on both sides for peace, inspiration and love.
[Read Full Column...]A new study from the Lake Institute on faith and giving found that congregations’ giving was holding up during the pandemic, but barely half had met in person.
[Read Full Column...]A national study finds prayer, worship and a strong spiritual life have a significant association with a
satisfying sex life. That ageless staple of male comics – that women lose interest in sex after the
wedding ceremony – also doesn’t seem to apply to married couples of strong faith.
Organized religion may be going to the dogs. A study finds a major divide in worship attendance among owners of outgoing canines and more aloof cats.
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- Study: Religion soothed evangelicals at start of COVID. Politics put them at risk.
September 17th, 2021 - Abortion just isn’t the motivating issue for evangelicals it once was
August 9th, 2021 - Curmudgeons or not, atheists like those of other faiths more than Christians do, study finds
July 2nd, 2021 - ‘Denomination matters’ in Black-focused faith-based health programs, scholars say
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