Growth in secular attitudes leaves Americans room for belief in God
(PhysOrg.com) -- The nature of the American religious experience is changing as a rising number of people report having no formal religious affiliation, even though the number of Americans who say they...
View ArticleStudy pinpoints role of social networks in happiness
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by Cornell sociologist Matthew Brashears finds that happiness comes from having firmly held beliefs and being around people who affirm those beliefs.
View ArticleAtudy: Religion influences economic behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- Protestants who are reminded of their religion do more good deeds but the opposite is true for Catholics. This is one of the findings of a new economics study that employs psychology...
View ArticleStudy: Generation X more loyal to religion
Generation X, the set of Americans who came of age in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is often branded as a rules-rejecting, authority-questioning group.
View ArticleMating game: Too much choice will leave you lonely
Scientists have made a surprising discovery: The more options you have for choosing a lover, the likelier you are to end up with no-one.
View ArticleLess educated Americans turning their backs on religion
While religious service attendance has decreased for all white Americans since the early 1970s, the rate of decline has been more than twice as high for those without college degrees compared to those...
View ArticleApple cuts French App Store's 'Jew Or Not Jew' App
Apple Inc. has removed a mobile app, called "Jew or Not Jew?", from its online App Store in France.
View ArticleVoters' views of Mormonism still hamper Romney's campaign
Mitt Romney's religion was a major stumbling block for his 2008 presidential aspirations, and remains so for his candidacy in 2012, according to David Campbell at the University of Notre Dame. Real...
View ArticleReligious affiliation and residence in Muslim-majority nations influence...
Hindus and Muslims are less likely than Christians and Jews to have premarital sex, and Muslims are the least likely among people of these religious groups to have extramarital sex, according to a new...
View ArticleHow devout are we? Study shows evangelicals surge as Catholics wane
(Phys.org)—The percentage of Americans who say they are strong in their religious faith has been steady for the last four decades, a new study finds. But in that same time, the intensity of some...
View ArticleResearch examines the intersection of faith and crises
Social research that, by chance, was underway in New Zealand at the time of the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake is providing insight into age-old questions about the role of religious faith in...
View ArticleStudy: Generational changes cause drop in US support for school prayer
There's a saying that goes, "as long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools." At one time, that likely reflected a fairly uniform view about school prayer: that despite what federal...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court under the microscope: Biodiversity statistics reveal mixed...
Although the current Supreme Court has been criticized for its lack of diversity on the bench, the Court is actually more diverse overall today than ever in history, according to a new study that...
View ArticleAmericans and religion increasingly parting ways
Religious affiliation in the United States is at its lowest point since it began to be tracked in the 1930s, according to analysis of newly released survey data by researchers from the University of...
View ArticleThe bigger the group, the smaller the chance of interracial friendship,...
The larger the group, the smaller the chance of forming interracial friendships, a new University of Michigan study shows.Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study...
View ArticleReligion on the verge of extinction in many countries: math study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study recently released by a team from Northwestern University and the University of Arizona shows that religion and religious affiliations may be on the verge of extinction in the...
View ArticleResearch examines decades of religious differences in attitudes about social...
(Phys.org) -- New research out of the University of Cincinnati suggests that while some religious groups are becoming more tolerant in regard to some heated social issues, all are growing increasingly...
View ArticleAnalysis explores how religion and ethnicity shape the Asian-American vote
As the nation's fastest-growing immigrant group, Asian Americans are likely to be a key constituency in the 2012 presidential election, but this community is far from a monolithic voting bloc, says...
View ArticleChurch-going teens go further with school, study finds
For many American teens, the road to college goes through the chapel.
View ArticleResearcher finds companies' religious affiliation can buffer negative reactions
While companies like Hobby Lobby and Chick-fil-A are at the forefront of debate over the religious rights of employers, a new study by a Grand Valley State University researcher shows religious...
View ArticleStudy: Higher education doesn't drive people from religion
For decades, higher education has often been cast as the villain in the story of U.S. religious decline. Past research supported these claims.
View ArticleThe changing landscape of religion
Religion is a key factor in demography, important for projections of future population growth as well as for other social indicators. A new journal, Yearbook of International Religious Demography, is...
View ArticleThe public's political views are strongly linked to attitudes on...
Public attitudes about climate change and energy policy are strongly intertwined with political party affiliation and ideology. But politics play a more modest, or even peripheral, role on public views...
View ArticleCommunities with beautiful scenery, weather have lower rates of religious...
Counties in the United States with more beautiful weather and scenery have lower rates of membership and affiliation with religious organizations, according to a Baylor University study.
View ArticleReligion and climate change in Austrailia
Understanding how religion informs our attitudes and views on the environment and climate change is a complicated proposition. However, in light of this week's COP21 talks in Paris, it as an...
View ArticleFCC offers hope for consumers seeking online privacy protections
I think most of us can agree that the internet poses some unique and wide-scale risks to our privacy.
View ArticleDoes a candidate's religion matter to voters?
Religion is sometimes used as shorthand to define a political candidate's views—"evangelical" and "antiabortion" may be considered interchangeable. But a new analysis by political scientists at the...
View ArticleReligious affiliation impacts language use on Facebook
Are you more likely to use words like "happy" and "family" in your social media posts? Or do you use emotional and cognitive words like "angry" and "thinking?" The words you use may be a clue to your...
View ArticleThe internet may be secular, but religious Americans aren't worried, survey...
Despite the pervasive use of the Internet in everyday life, most Americans report they never use it to find religious or spiritual content, and most never use it to share religious views, according to...
View ArticleReligious affiliation at the end of life is changing globally
The worldwide pattern of religious affiliation at the time of death is expected to change over the next 50 years, with distinct regional trends, according to researchers from the Robert N. Butler...
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