“Is God Irrelevant?”
Read a June 10, 2010, essay about apatheism, posted by ReligionDispatches.org.
Category: Beliefs & practices
“Study: Devout are less stressed than non-believers”
Read a June 23, 2010, Religion News Service story about a University of Toronto study comparing anxiety levels of believers and nonbelievers. The story is posted by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
“Antiabortion movement has a referendum problem”
Efforts by some abortion opponents to pass so-called “personhood amendments” have all failed and the strategy appears to have diminished as an effective weapon. These amendments are aimed at effectively ending legalized abortion by making destruction of an embryo at any stage and for any reason illegal. Even some allies of the anti-abortion movement say they are […]
“Seminarians Face Pulpit Shortage”
With attendance down in mainline Protestant churches and older ministers delaying retirement, many recent seminary graduates are finding that pastoral jobs are scarce, according to a Religion News Service story published Sept. 30, 2006, by The Washington Post.
“Students Flock to Seminaries, but Fewer See Pulpit in Future”
Read a March 17, 2006, New York Times story about how fewer seminary students are interested in leading churches. It’s posted by Netscape.
“Pregnancy Centers Gain Influence in Anti-Abortion Arena”
Read a Jan. 4, 2013, New York Times story, “Pregnancy Centers Gain Influence in Anti-Abortion Arena.”
“You Say God Is Dead? There’s an App for That”
Read a July 2, 2010, New York Times article about the growing influence of Atheism in the world of technology.
“Harris, Hitchens, Dawkins, Dennett: Evangelical atheists?”
Read a July 16, 2010, guest column about “evangelical atheists” on The Washington Post‘s On Faith blog. Reza Aslan is the author.
“Survey: Few religious groups want Roe v. Wade overturned despite belief abortion morally wrong”
Read a CNN story on the Pew findings and the results in various religious groups.