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Are Religious People More Generous Than Non-religious People? What New Study Finds
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Natalie Demaree
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People of faith are not more generous than non-religious people — except in one case, a new study found. A study by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden found that religious people are more generous than non-religious people when they know the recipients’ religious beliefs — otherwise there is no difference. The research includes three studies of…
Poll Shows That Citizens Are Worried They Could Be Coerced into Assisted Suicide
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Cecilia Buchanan
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Prior to the House of Commons voting to legalize “assisted dying” for patients in Wales and England, citizens were already showing a concern that they might be coerced into assisted suicide. Currently, the vote in the House of Commons applies to patients who are terminally ill and have less than six months to live. Prior to…
A Surprising Number of Americans Haven’t Made a New Friend in the Last Year According to Study
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Cecilia Buchanan
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A new study is revealing that a surprising number of American adults are struggling with developing friendships. The survey, conducted by Talker Research for CheapCaribbean Vacations, interviewed 2,000 US adults who had ever traveled with a friend in the past. The study found that respondents put a strong value on friendship, with 8 in 10…
More Americans Are Going “no contact” With Their Parents
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Cecilia Buchanan
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There’s a growing move among Americans to go “no contact” with their parents, and that could have unforeseen consequences. Professor Karl Pillemer, author of Fault Lines: Fractured Families and How to Mend Them, found that 27 percent of Americans were cut off from a family member, with 10 percent being cut off from either a…
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