by Michael Parnell | Feb 7, 2020 | Opinion
We live in a time when the largest growing religious group is known as the “nones” – people who do not claim any religious affiliation. In the Jan. 29 issue of “The Christian Century,” the rise of the nones is one of the top 10 trends of the 2010s. Within this group,...
by Philip Jenkins | Nov 8, 2019 | Opinion
An otherwise well-researched Pew Research Center study became problematic for me due to how the findings were presented in news headlines. I began addressing this yesterday, explaining why claims of a “decline in Christianity” were misleading, while also noting that...
by Philip Jenkins | Nov 7, 2019 | Opinion
The Pew Research Center released a significant report in early October concerning the state of American religion. As with anything done by Pew, both the research and the analysis are exemplary, the findings convincing. I will challenge one small but important thing in...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Oct 18, 2019 | News
A downward trajectory continues to be observed in U.S. religious affiliation and engagement, according to a Pew Research Center Report published Oct. 17. Over the past decade, the percentage of U.S. adults who identify as Christian has declined every year (save for...
by Kim Brewer | Sep 12, 2019 | Opinion
I am in the process of becoming a victim advocate as part of the Pima County Attorney’s Victim Services Division in Tucson, Arizona. Victim advocate volunteers provide crisis support, court support or both in Pima County to victims, most often of violent crimes....