US poll shows growing view that clergy are irrelevant
RNS In her 2004 Pulitzer-Prize winning novel Gilead Marilynne Robinson sketches a portrait of Rev John Ames, a small- town pastor in 1950s Iowa who is humble, self-aware, compassionate and devoted to his family and his congregation, and they to him. Americans no longer hold clergy in such high regard, according to a recent poll, and […]
Most Americans think religious beliefs are a matter of personal opinion, survey reveals
Some 60 per cent of Americans believe religious beliefs are a matter of personal opinion and not about “objective truth”, according to the findings of a recent survey. Conducted by LifeWay Research for Ligonier Ministries’ State of Theology report, the survey of some 3,000 American adults found that just 30 per cent disagreed with the […]
Regular churchgoers in UK more open to immigration, study finds
Christians who attend church regularly are more open to immigration than those who don’t, according to new research. UK-based Christian news agency Premier reports that the University of Bristol study found that 55 per cent of regular churchgoers agreed asylum seekers fleeing persecution should stay in the UK compared to 45 per cent of those […]