by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 30, 2020 | News
More than 7,000 single-bias hate crime incidents involving more than 8,500 victims took place in 2019, with slightly more than one-fifth of these victims (20.1%) targeted due to religious bias on the part of the offenders, according to FBI data published Nov. 16. By...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 25, 2020 | News
“What I’m thankful for ain’t on no list; for it only in my heart exists. For time has helped me understand the things I can’t hold in my hand,” country music artist Garth Brooks sings in “What I’m Thankful For.” Most U.S. adults agree with this sentiment, according to...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 23, 2020 | News
Nine percent of all U.S. children under the age of 9 – nearly one out of 10 – live in deep poverty, according to a report published in early November by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP). By comparison, 10% live in poverty and 22% in low-income...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 16, 2020 | News
The number of countries in which religious groups faced high levels of restrictions or hostility from the government increased to 56 nations in 2018, according to a Pew Research Center report published Nov. 10. This is the most recent year for which data is available...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 13, 2020 | Opinion
Many young adults in the U.S. remain engaged in religious faith and practice but have little trust in religious institutions, according to a report from the Springtide Research Institute published in late October. The institute’s work focuses on young people’s lives...
