Posts Tagged ‘public religion’
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Poll: More than one-third of Americans see signs of end times in extreme weather
More than a third of Americans believe the severity of recent natural disasters is evidence that we are in the “end times” described in the New Testament -- a period of turmoil preceding Jesus' Second Coming and the end of the ...
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Young ‘Millennials’ losing faith in record numbers
A growing tide of young Americans is drifting away from the religions of their childhood -- and most of them are ending up in no religion at all. One in four young adults choose “unaffiliated” when asked about their religion, a...
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Churches help Occupy movement survive crackdowns, winter
As Occupy camps nationwide deal with police crackdowns and the inevitable onset of winter temperatures, religious communities of all stripes are stepping in with offers of shelter and solidarity. Soon after police forcibly evic...
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Tea Party, Occupy movements fail to capture Americans’ hearts
n a war between the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movement to capture the hearts of Americans, who wins? According to a new poll, it’s a draw. Less than a third of Americans say either movement represents their values, a...
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More Americans believe it is wrong to celebrate bin Laden’s death
A new survey showed recently that six out of 10 Americans, crossing political and religious lines, believe it is inappropriate to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden. The survey, which was conducted in May, was a collaborati...
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Christians in U.K. launch ‘Not Ashamed’ campaign
Christians in the U.K. launched recently a nationwide campaign to declare their faith openly amid growing hostility to the church. The Not Ashamed campaign, which is headed by Christian Concern, is supported by Lord Carey, the ...
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Survey: Most Tea Party sympathizers Christian conservatives
A new survey shows that most sympathizers of the U.S. Tea Party movement are Christian conservatives. The American Values Survey, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute, revealed that there was considerable common ...