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Roe vs. Wade at 40: Pew poll finds abortion not a key issue
Abortion rights, once a key political wedge issue dividing society, are now so accepted that only 1 in 5 people call it critical and a majority of those younger than 30 don’t know that Roe vs. Wade was the Supreme Court case that helped make...
Tags: Elections, Social Issues, Politics, Abortion, James Holmes
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Religious tensions play out in inaugural
There may be no clearer reflection of this moment in American religious life than the tensions surrounding prayers at President Barack Obama's inauguration. Efforts by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to bridge the conservative-liberal divide by...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, George H.W. Bush, White House, Politics, Christianity
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Catholics see big gains in Congress: What does it mean?
Most postmortems of the 2012 elections have focused on its implications for the future of the Republican Party, the rise of the Latino vote or the continued polarization of the country by party and region. But here’s a takeaway you probably haven&...
Tags: Politics, Christianity, Buddhism, U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief
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Are we still a Christian nation? This study may surprise you
Starting with our founding fathers incorporating into our constitution the clause, "Freedom of Religion" in 1777, did they ever think 235 years later there would be more than 1,584 religious organizations, registered in the United States? My facts...Tags: Christianity, Separation of Church and State, Religion and Belief
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Kuang-hsun Ting dies at 97; bishop led Protestant church in China
Bishop Kuang-hsun Ting, who was one of the most influential Christian figures in China as the longtime leader of the country's government-sanctioned Protestant church, has died. He was 97. Ting died Nov. 22 at his home in Nanjing, according to...
Tags: Purdue University, Seminaries, Politics, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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A Catholic homecoming
As the queen mother of megachurches, Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington has become a refuge for spiritual seekers and people of faith who no longer feel inspired by the religious institutions that raised them. After the sex abuse scandal...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Values, Corrupt Practices, Evangelical Christianity
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Americans believe U.S. is more religiously diverse than it really is
The Religion WorldA new study finds the typical American believes the United States is far more religiously diverse than it actually is. The typical American adult pegs religious affiliation in the U.S. as follows: 24% Catholic, 20% Protestant, 19% unaffiliated, 9%... -
Protestants lose majority in U.S. for first time; unaffiliated up
L.A. NOWProtestants, who have played a central role in the nation’s founding and development, no longer make up a majority of Americans for the first time in history, according to a new study released Tuesday.... -
Protestants lose their majority status in religion survey
L.A. NOWProtestants, whose ideals of hard work, individualism and democratic governance have fundamentally shaped the national character, no longer make up a majority of Americans for the first time in history, according to a new study released Tuesday.... -
L.A. Now Live: A daily conversation with The Times newsroom
L.A. NOWFor the first time, Protestants no longer make up a majority of Americans, according to a new study out this week. The study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found that Protestants now make up 48% of...... -
Protestants no longer majority in U.S., study finds
L.A. NOWA new study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found that Protestants now make up 48% of Americans, compared with nearly two-thirds in the 1970s. The decline, concentrated among white members of both mainline and evangelical denominations,...... -
Pay to pray: No tax, no blessing, for German church insisting on levy
BERLIN (AP) — The road to heaven is paved with more than good intentions for Germany's24 million Catholics. If they don't pay their religious taxes, they will be denied sacraments, including weddings, baptisms and funerals. A decree issued last...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Personal Income, Sweden, Christianity, Judaism
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