Who can be saved?
Pin ItThat was a question Jesus’ followers asked at one point. And according to evangelical Protestant churchgoers, the answer is the same as those who asked — followers of Jesus. But only a quarter...
View ArticleBaptist exits mosque coalition
Pin ItWhile he opposed the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero last year, the Southern Baptist Convention’s leading spokesman on public policy had emphasized the right of Muslims to build mosques...
View ArticleMuslim growth charted
Pin ItA new report projects the Muslim population of the United States to more than double in the next 20 years and to increase worldwide by about 35 percent. Muslims are also projected to increase by...
View ArticleJewish ‘center’ struggles
Pin ItConservative Judaism claims to hold the “vital religious center of North American Jewry” — but admits that the center has not been holding. The denomination, more progressive than its name...
View ArticleSlow, steady Hindu growth
Pin ItHinduism has grown slowly and steadily in the United States — mainly through immigration from India, and much less through American-born converts led by high-profile gurus or groups chanting in...
View ArticleRapid change on gays
Pin ItPresbyterians’ imminent approval of gay ordination follows a long-term trend toward more tolerance of homosexuality in their denomination, but researcher Jack Marcum still didn’t see it coming...
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Hindus engage all the senses
Pin ItPriests perform a fire ceremony called "Havan" in which the devotees honored a goddess they revere as the Mother of the Universe. The ceremony occurred last Tuesday as part of weeklong...
View ArticlePerry, Bachmann and Christian Zionism
Pin ItWhen he stood with Jewish leaders last week to issue a pro-Israel statement, Texas Gov. Rick Perry put the matter in geo-political terms – that Israel is a longstanding ally with strategic value...
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American Jews less observant, more intermarried: survey
Pin ItQ. What does Moses have to do with Mel Brooks? A. See below. A growing number of American Jews, younger adults in particular, say they’re not religious but continue to identify themselves as...
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We’re polarizing, the pollsters say
Pin ItMaybe we can declare an early end to the annual parlor game on the “word of the year.” It’s only October and “polarization” seems to be the runaway winner. And I’m not even talking Government...
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