Tag: Christianity
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Study Finds One in 6 Follows No Religion
New York Times: Study Finds One in 6 Follows No Religion A global study of religious adherence released on Tuesday by the Pew Research Center found that about one of every six people worldwide has no religious affiliation. This makes the “unaffiliated,” as the study calls them, the third-largest group worldwide, with 16 percent of…
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Poll shows Christianity good for the poor, bad for sex
Washington Post: Poll shows Christianity good for the poor, bad for sex WASHINGTON — Americans feel the “Christian faith” has a positive impact on help for the poor and raising children with good morals, according to a new poll, but it gets a bad rap on its impact on sexuality in society. In a new…
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Scripture and Science… Again…
Storied Theology: Scripture and Science… Again… Over at Don’t Stop Believing, Mike Wittmer makes an observation and asks a question that I hope we don’t find the answer to anytime soon, though such hopes are often disappointed. He draws our attention to a recent issue of a science and Christianity journal: This month’s issue of…
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“Test of Faith” Trailer
Test of Faith (HT: David Opderbeck) Test of Faith is a Faraday Institute for Science and Religion project at St Edmund's College, Cambridge. Our purpose with the Test of Faith is to promote understanding between science and Christianity. To this end, we have created an award-winning documentary series, a book, and an educational course and…
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The battle of the books
The Economist: The battle of the books The business of marketing the Bible and the Koran says a lot about the state of modern Christianity and Islam. CHRISTIANS and Muslims have one striking thing in common: they are both “people of the book”. And they both have an obligation to spread the Word—to get those…
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Muslims and the pope
From the Economist: Muslims and the pope “WELL, it was time somebody spoke up, wasn't it?” Quite a few Westerners, by no means all of them Christians or fans of the Vatican, will have muttered something like that as they watched Pope Benedict touring Turkey and speaking up for the rights of Christians and other…
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In Vietnam, Christianity gains quietly
In Vietnam, Christianity gains quietly is a Christian Science Monitor article about how Roman Catholicism is taking hold, especially among the young and the urban. The article estimates that between 5 and 7 million Vietnamese out of a population of 83 million are Catholic.
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College class on U2 explores religious influence of a rock band
College class on U2 explores religious influence of a rock band is an article in the Presbyterian Outlook about a class at Calvin College. Sign me up! I have already done some preliminary fieldwork. I've been following them since about 1982.
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Presbyterian Church (USA) on Evolution
To my knowledge, the last statement to truly address evolution by the PCUSA was in 1969 from the PCUS. The conclusion of the study is presented below. You can also find it on the PCUSA website under Evolution Statement. EVOLUTION AND THE BIBLE Primary Reference: GA Minutes 1969: 59-62 Denomination: PCUS Conclusion from the Study…