by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 12, 2023 | Feature|News
Around one in four U.S. adults plan to scale back their philanthropic contributions in 2023, according to a report published March 30 by Dunham and Company, a faith-based non-profit fundraising, marketing and consulting agency based in Plano, Texas. While most 2022...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 11, 2023 | Feature|News
Religious charitable organizations are seen by U.S. adults as the most trustworthy and transparent philanthropic entities, according to a report published April 6 by Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. “What Americans Think About Philanthropy”...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 10, 2023 | Feature|News
What has been the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on religious service attendance among U.S. houses of faith? That question is explored in a Pew Research Center report published March 28, which analyzes data collected from 2019 to 2022. Pew found a small but...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 5, 2023 | Feature|Opinion
The Christmas narratives in the Bible are unique, but not conflicted like the resurrection narratives. Yes, we typically conflate the timeline by placing the Matthean magi who arrived from somewhere in the distant darkness bearing gifts alongside the Lukan shepherds...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 3, 2023 | Feature|News
Donations from Muslims around the world have enabled the United Nations to assist around six million forcibly displaced persons in recent years, according to a report published March 24 by UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency. The Refugee Zakat Fund, officially...