Gallup: Fewer than half of Americans belong to a church or other house of worship
RNS Ask Americans if they believe in God and most will say yes. But a growing number have lost faith in organised religion. For the first time since the late 1930s, fewer than half of Americans say they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque, according to a new report from Gallup. PICTURE: Andrew Seaman/Unsplash/Creative […]
Most Black ‘nones’ believe in God or higher power, fewer pray regularly – study
RNS The vast majority of African Americans who are religiously unaffiliated say they believe in God or some other kind of higher power, the Pew Research Center reports. About half of Black “nones” say they pray at least monthly, but far fewer attend religious services. PICTURE: zefe from Pixabay/Creative Commons The findings, released on 17th […]
Is the decline in religious affiliation in the US slowing? Some scholars say maybe
RNS For the past 25 years, the number of Americans claiming no religion has steadily ballooned as more and more people quit church, synagogue or mosque and openly acknowledged being a “none.” The reality is particularly stark when looked at from a generational perspective. If 10 per cent of people from the silent generation (born […]
US Catholic bishops call for “full strength” of church to fight gun violence
Baltimore, USRNS As the 2020 election season heats up, leaders of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops opened their annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, on Monday by calling on clerics to be “courteous” to combat political polarisation and to advocate for certain public policies, such as legislation that could limit gun violence. Cardinal Daniel […]
American faith groups agree: Trump should act more presidential
RNS Americans disagree over just about everything – from gender roles and immigration to impeachment to whether the country is on the right track. But most agree that President Donald Trump’s personal conduct is an issue. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, on 21st August, in Washington, […]
Older US Christians being quickly replaced by young “nones” – Pew report
RNS The United States is steadily becoming less Christian and the number of people with no religion is rising. Those are the twin headlines from the latest Pew Research report released Thursday, which shows a dramatic decline in American religious habits over the course of a decade. The report, an aggregation of yearly political surveys […]
MY MISSION: BUILDING A NEW CHURCH COMMUNITY IN A CULTURE THAT HAS FORGOTTEN HOW
US-based CHRISTIAN PIATT, in an article first published on Religion News Service, writes about a new initiative aimed at engaging with young adults and providing a deeper sense of community…
CROSSING GENERATIONAL BOUNDARIES: ‘NUNS & NONES’ HELPS MILLENNIALS FIND SURPRISE SOULMATES IN CATHOLIC SISTERS
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports from Grand Rapids, Michigan…
ESSAY: RISE OF THE ‘NOTHING IN PARTICULARS’ MAY BE SIGN OF A DISJOINTED, DISAFFECTED AND LONELY FUTURE
In an article first published on Religion News Service, RYAN BURGE, co-founder of Religion in Public, looks at the ramifications of the rise in people in the US who claim no religious identity…
ESSAY: CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES EVANGELISING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN EFFORT TO BRING BACK THE ‘NONES’
US academic KATHERINE DUGAN, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at how Catholic missionaries are trying to connect with Millennials of no faith on college campuses…