Health Care Workers Who Attend Church Services Have Better Mental Health
New research released this month shows that weekly worship attendance can save the lives of the lifesavers, significantly lowering the risk of “deaths of despair.”
Which Businesses Should Reopen First?
Researchers at MIT have created a framework to assess the “cumulative risk” of opening different types of businesses and public spaces according to their economic benefit and their likelihood of facilitating the virus’s spread.
About Half of Lower-Income Americans Report Household Job or Wage Loss Due to COVID-19
As the economic toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues to mount, a new Pew Research Center survey finds the impact is falling more heavily on lower-income adults. Overall, 43% of U.S. adults now say that they or someone in their household has lost a job
Survey Numbers Chart Evangelical Defiance Against the States
The coronavirus pandemic has raised a number of difficult questions concerning personal freedoms and public safety, with religion front and center. Should congregations continue to gather in person for worship and other social functions? Can the state restrict religious organizations from fully free functioning?
How to Build Community While Worshipping Online
A recent survey found around half of church leaders surveyed struggled to create engaging interactions through online services – something Texas A&M Professor Heidi Campbell found people long for, in her research on religious use of the internet.
Study: The Religious Left Is ‘The Most Active Group in American Politics’
A new report from Paul A. Djupe and Ryan P. Burge at Religion In Public finds that, despite the group's rather meager size, the Religious Left is “the most active group in American politics.”
Which Religions Support Gun Control in the US?
With mass shootings becoming a regular occurrence in the United States and gun control efforts largely stalled in government, it’s worth dissecting which Americans support gun control measures, and how they affiliate religiously -- or don’t.
Just Like Political Parties, Religious Groups See Their Rivals as Extremists
(RNS) — Looking at the data from the 2018 Cooperative Congressional Election Study, if someone labels themself personally as at the edge of the political spectrum, are they more likely to place the opposing party in an extreme political position?
Volunteering is Christians’ Most Common Way to Express Generosity
Volunteering or serving others is the most common expression of generosity among practicing U.S. Christians, according to a Barna Group report published June 19, with nearly 9 in 10 saying being generous was "very" or "extremely" important.
Poll: Americans Rarely Seek Guidance from Clergy
A large majority of Americans make important decisions without calling on religious leaders for advice, according to a new survey released Monday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.