Essay: US evangelical Christians are crucial voters in Republican primaries. Would they support DeSantis or Trump?
In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID SMITH, associate professor in American politics and foreign policy at the University of Sydney’s US Studies Centre, looks at the role evangelical voters could play in any Republican primary contest between Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump…
THE INTERVIEW: DAVID ZAHL, AUTHOR OF ‘SECULOSITY’
AYSHA KHAN, of Religion News Service, speaks to David Zahl, author of ‘Seculosity’, about how he believes, in contrast to the view that US society is becoming more secular, it’s actually becoming more religious about more things…
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 […]
Australian inquiry recommends strengthening legislation protecting religious freedom, says media report
Last updated 10:30am An Australian Government-ordered inquiry into religious freedom in the country has recommended that the Federal Government amend the Racial Discrimination Act or create a new Religious Discrimination Act to make it illegal to discriminate against a person on the basis of their religious belief of lack thereof, according to a report in […]
BELIEF: MOST AMERICANS BELIEVE, BUT NOT ALWAYS IN THE GOD OF THE BIBLE
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on a new survey into the belief of Americans…