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Nearly a Third of Jews Say They’ve Hidden Their Religious Identify, Fear Anti-Semitism
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Lesli White
Anti-Semitism is on the rise at an alarming frequency. “Kill all Jews” and “No Jews” have appeared on synagogues, Jewish graves and homes and school campuses, terrorising their targets the BBC reported. Nearly a third of Jews avoid identifying themselves as Jewish publicly or refrain from carrying items that would identify them as Jewish in…
Religion Is on the Decline in the U.S., Population of ‘Nones’ Continues to Grow Rapidly
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Lesli White
The religious landscape continues to shift in the U.S. While Christianity continues to decline at a rapid pace, the religious unaffiliated population – a group also known as religious “nones” continues to rise, according to study released by the Pew Research Center. Church attendance has also fallen steeply. In a telephone survey conducted in 2018…
Pope Francis May Lift Celibacy Requirement for Priests
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Lesli White
The pope opened up debate on whether the Catholic Church should loosen its 1,000-year-old celibacy requirement for priests at a three-week meeting of bishops. It is the most controversial proposal at the meeting and an attempt to ease the Amazon region’s shortage of Catholic priests. Since 1965, there has been almost a 30 percent decrease…
Ralph Reed: Evangelicals Have a Moral Obligation to Support President Trump
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Lesli White
Conservative political activist Ralph Reed argues in a book due out before the 2020 general election that American evangelicals “have a moral obligation to enthusiastically back” the president, according to Politico. The Faith and Freedom Coalition founder has been one of Trump’s strongest Christian supporters following Trump’s presidential nomination in 2016 and has assisted Trump…
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