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Catholic voices at forum speak out for low-paid workers
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (273+ words) By CathNews New Zealand Fr Jeff Drane SM (right) with Labour Pary leader Chris Hipkins (Archdiocese of Wellington/Facebook) An estimated 515 people from faith, union and community organisations attended the forum at Naenae College in Wellington on September 3. There were…...
Essay: Why so many women are converting to Catholicism
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1337+ words) In an article first published on Religion News Service, author and journalist ERIKA ANDERSON says while American women are leaving organised religion at faster rates than men, some women are instead entering… Ask an evangelical what separates them from Rome,…...
Does Disbelief in God Expand the Number of LGBTQ+ People?
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (213+ words) In a sermon on the Solemnity of the Assumption last month, Bishop Stefan Oster of the Passau diocese made the claim that the rise in the number of LGBTQ+ people is being caused by a general societal trend of disbelief…...
Why do religious teens engage in less risky behavior? A psychologist explains
2+ week, 5+ day ago (446+ words) Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why. We surveyed multiple times the religious beliefs and risk behavior of over 1,400 teens from Florida between 2010 and 2012. Although the majority…...
What if America’s religious decline has been overstated?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (826+ words) Over the past decade, the secular media has told us incessantly that American Christianity is in its death throes. The number one news story on religion in recent years has been the rise of the “Nones,” or people who say…...
Many Americans Are Moving Away From Congregations, but Not Necessarily From Religion
1+ week, 5+ day ago (647+ words) The Detroit Jewish News uses data and technologies such as cookies to understand how our website is used, improve your experience, and support our services and advertising. “Emma,” a young Jewish woman who we met in 2019, didn’t belong to a…...
Polls Reveal Why Church Attendance Still Subpar Post Covid, Commonly Overlooked Demographic
2+ week, 3+ day ago (345+ words) Perhaps the most revealing answer as to why attendance still hasn’t fully recovered was reported in a Pew Research poll. Overall, about 43 percent of people find it more convenient to watch services online, though a small number (21 percent) say they…...
Americans are moving away from congregations, but not necessarily from religion
2+ week, 5+ day ago (618+ words) “Emma,” a young Jewish woman who we met in 2019, didn’t belong to a synagogue. She didn’t have a Jewish partner. She didn’t observe Jewish rituals regularly. On most surveys about religion, she would not seem very engaged with Judaism. But…...
Atheist Torah Study Parsha Ki Teitze
2+ week, 5+ day ago (493+ words) Hello and welcome to Atheist Torah Study. My name is Emma and I’m the host. We are in the 49th Parsha of the annual Parsha cycle for the Torah. This is Parsha …...
Why Doesn't Society Change Despite So Many Religious Sermons?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (970+ words) 1. Zayed:Habib, our scholars deliver countless sermons, lectures, and invitations to Islam in the hope of reforming society. Yet we continue to see crime, theft, robbery, adultery, sexual violence, corruption, drug abuse, family and social infidelity, and backbiting increasing throughout…...