Is the Rise of “Nones” Actually the Decline of Catholics?
Catholics are suffering the largest decline among major religious groups.
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The Meaning of Make Believe (Why Religion Doesn’t Have to Be “Real”)
When I was in fifth or sixth grade my father bought me a King James…
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Why Build a Mormon Complex in Philly?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is in the midst of a massive…
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Jesus Christ and Super Stars: How The Holy Rolled Mainstream in Pop Music
Those panicking over the rise of the Nones have been looking for the youth in the wrong places and asking them the wrong questions when they do find them. Christianity, and a very orthodox Christianity at that, is hiding in plain sight.
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Hopping on the Meditation Brandwagon: “Heartfulness” Makes Landfall in Los Angeles
As I leaned back in my chair and tried to focus on my breathing for…
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Spinning But Not Religious: Inside the New Economy of Spiritual Fitness
The body is big business. The Sports and Fitness Industry Association estimates that it generated $84.3…
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Do Women Have a Future in the Catholic Church? Social Justice Orgs Petition Bishops This Week
No denomination has suffered as acutely as the Roman Catholic Church from the changes remaking…
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The New God-Fearers (FKA “The Nones”) and Where to Find Them
You can read about them in a steady stream of reports heralding the demise of 21st-century…
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The Sanders Insurgency: A Return to the “Secular Sacred”?
What a significant part of the political class disparages as Bernie Sanders’ egomania may actually…
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Pornography’s Dirty Little Secret: What We Say vs. What We Do
Last month, Utah officially declared that pornography is a public health hazard, approving a resolution that contradicts much…
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