Jews Violate Their Own Beliefs, Conservative Christians Say
A group of interdenominational conservative Christian clergy (plus professor) quietly released a statement on Passover/Good Friday titled,…
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If By “American” and “Religious” You Mean “Republican” and “Conservative Christian,” Then Yes…
Last month, RD’s Diane Winston commented on the overhyping of a recent Pew survey suggesting that Americans have a…
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A Startling Number Believe You Can Be Jewish Jesus Follower; Why It’s Not As Crazy As It Sounds
A full third of Jewish Americans think that followers of Jesus Christ can also be Jews, though theologically speaking, Jesus isn’t messiah material for religious Jews. So what gives?
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Who Says The “Partly Jewish” Are Bad For The Jews?
The author of Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family argues that children brought up with two religions aren’t necessarily less committed or confused.
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Thanksgivukkah, With a Side of Christmas Envy
Thanksgivukkah is a way of being out, loud, and proud—We’re here! We’re Jewish! We eat turkey AND latkes!—but can Jews ever compete with the juggernaut of Christmas?
Read MoreYet Another Survey Shows ‘Nones’ Growth at Record Levels
But atheists not so much.
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None Means None (Not Atheist, Agnostic, Unbeliever…)
“I’d feel most comfortable assigning myself to the category of people who prefer not to be assigned to categories,” a fifty-something, Silicon Valley entrepreneur I’ll call Nathan* joked when I asked him how he’d describe his religious identification or affiliation. “But I suppose ‘none’ will do.”
Read More‘Nones’ ≠ Nonreligious
A response to a recent RD feature.
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The author responds.
Read MoreWhy Pollsters Still Don’t Get Religion
Religious people perform their religions with their bodies. It is experiential knowledge, which is difficult to measure.
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