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Most Churches Avoided Talking About the 2016 Presidential Election

A poll found the majority of churches did not discuss politics this election season. The 2016 presidential campaign may have dominated conversations in 2016, but if the survey data from Pew Research...

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What Is the Religious Breakdown of the New Congress?

The 115th Congress is predominantly Christian. Even though the number of American adults who describe themselves as Christians has declined over the years, the United States Congress reflects the early...

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More Muslims Live in Asia-Pacific Than the Middle East

Islam is the second largest religion in the world after Christianity, with about 1.6 billion followers as of 2010. Nearly a quarter of the world’s population is Muslim. The religion is dominant in...

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No, Most Refugees Entering the U.S. Are Not Muslims, They’re Christians

Of the 85,000 Refugees entering the US in 2016, 61% were Christian. Thousands of refugees fleeing from African and Middle Eastern countries end up in the United States and Europe. The U.S. has seen...

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Why Religion Matters in Relationships

Spiritual compatibility can result in a better quality of marriage. According to a study done by LifeWay Research, about 59 percent of the adult respondents said they were much more comfortable...

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U.S. Warming Up to Different Religious Groups and Even Atheists

Americans are warming up to different religions. Americans are now more open to different religious groups compared to a few years before. Studies conducted by Pew Research Center reveal U.S. adults...

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White Evangelical Protestants Support Trump’s Muslim Ban

Study finds 76% of White Evangelical Protestants support immigration ban A survey conducted by Pew Research Center on the issue of President Donald Trump's executive order to bar refugees along with...

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L.A. Latinos and Muslims Unite in Trump’s America

Latinos, Muslims, and Latino-Muslims stand together in Southern California. Southern California is one of the few places in the United States where two of the most draconian measures pushed by the...

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Meet People from Different Religions

Take a look into other religions with these videos. Religions are taking advantage of the popularity of online video and using it as a way to introduce the public to different world religions with...

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91% of US Federal Lawmakers are Christians

U.S. Congress is Predominantly Christian About 91 percent of the federal lawmakers identify their faith as Christianity. This percentage of Christian lawmakers are proportionately more than the U.S....

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Research Shows Why Islam is Growing Faster Than Other Religions

Latest research says Muslims will overtake Christians as the largest religious group by 2060. If predictions go right, Islam will replace Christianity as the world’s largest religion in the next 50...

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Millennial Evangelicals Are Conservative Among Peers but More Liberal Than...

Millennials are the same as their older counterparts when it comes to attitudes and identification towards abortion. According to the 2014 Religious Landscape Study conducted by Pew Research Center, on...

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Pence Says Christians Are Most Persecuted Worldwide, US Will Fight to Protect...

Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians in Washington D.C. Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States of America, gave a speech to a large...

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Religion in Europe vs. the U.S.: The Relationship between Education and...

Religion in modern society: how education level affects belief in religion. as the latter becomes increasingly modern. Data collected from modern countries tend to bolster this thesis. About 40 percent...

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Most European Orthodox Christians Believe, But They Don’t Go To Church

The percentage of Orthodox Christians who “practice what they preach” is actually small compared to the total number of Orthodox Christians in Eastern and Central Europe. A new survey by the Pew...

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The Impact of Christian Harassment Around the Globe

Surprisingly, most of the world’s harassed Christians live in Christian countries. Surprisingly, a majority of these oppressed Christians live in Christian countries. Intolerance towards Christians of...

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Sharp Partisanship Over Religion in America

Democrats and Republicans differ sharply in their views. A Pew Research Center survey discovered a strident partisan outlook on a number of national institutions like labor unions, higher education,...

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Muslims are Just as Concerned as Any American About Extremism

Stark differences exist between Muslim Americans and the general public on the subject of extremism A new survey by the Pew Research Center reveals 82 percent of American Muslims are either extremely...

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Catholics and Protestants in Historic Harmony

The schism brought by Martin Luther is becoming irrelevant due to less religiosity in Europe A report published by Pew Research Center has revealed that theological differences which rocked and split...

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More Than 1 in 5 Countries Have an Official Religion

Only 10 countries are anti-religious according to new report. The majority of religious-oriented countries are Muslim. Over 20 percent of the countries have a religion they tend to give more preference...

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