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National Study of Youth and Religion

See summaries of research findings from the National Study of Youth and Religion, funded by the Lilly Endowment and based at the University of North Carolina. From July 2002 to March 2003, the researchers conducted a random nationwide telephone survey of 3,370 teenagers ages 13 to 17 and their parents, and followed that up with 267 […]

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“Faith Online”

This April 2004 Pew Internet & American Life survey found that 64 percent of wired Americans have used the Internet for spiritual purposes.

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“Long-Awaited Medical Study Questions the Power of Prayer”

This March 31, 2006, article in The New York Times cites a long-awaited study that showed prayer offered by strangers had no effect on the recovery of people who were undergoing heart surgery, and patients who knew they were being prayed for had a higher rate of post-operative complications.

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“Haera Unveiled”

“Haera Unveiled” is a video that shows the life of a young Lebanese woman who has decided to unveil. She is also uses theater and art as a form of activism, which she began during the Arab uprisings.

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