Leonardo Blair
Decline in church attendance drove deaths of despair among middle-aged white population: study
"We show that the initial rise in deaths of despair in the US was preceded by a large decline in organized religious participation."
Pandemic accelerated fall in church attendance, especially among the young
While religious identity among Americans remained largely stable throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, it accelerated existing trends in declining church attendance, particularly among the young, a new report from the Survey Center on American Life shows.
'Journey' band member threatens legal action against televangelist Paula White-Cain
Televangelist's attorney says claims are 'nonsensical'
Nearly half of Gen Z-ers have a mental condition - study
The most frequently cited conditions were anxiety and depression.
Brian Houston blames Hillsong board's statements for resignation
Hillsong Church's founder and former global senior pastor Brian Houston blamed public statements made by the church's board for his abrupt resignation earlier this year instead of any "mistakes" he made in ministry.
Couples who marry due to family, social pressure 50% more likely to divorce: study
Couples who get married due to family or social pressure are up to 50% more at risk of having a union that ends in divorce, according to a recent study from the Marriage Foundation.
New study suggests religion is good for youth mental health
"Religious young people are better off. They're simply better off in all aspects of their life than their non-religious or even less religious peers, including their mental health."
Former Congresswoman quits Democratic Party over 'cowardly wokeness'
"I can no longer remain in today's Democratic Party that is now under the complete control of an elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every issue & stoke anti-white racism," said Tulsi Gabbard.
Mark Driscoll suspended from TikTok for saying 'men can't have babies'
Mark Driscoll, the outspoken Senior Pastor of Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, says he was briefly suspended from the popular short-form video hosting service TikTok for declaring on the platform that "men can't have babies."
Christians could lose majority status in America by 2045 - study
Christians in the US may soon be outnumbered by religious 'nones' if current trends continue.
Majority of pastors don't believe Christians should tithe 10% - study
While many Christian churches encourage tithing â giving 10% of one's income to the church â as a biblical commandment, only a minority of pastors subscribe to that traditional view, data from a new Barna study show.
Acts 29 network asks Matt Chandler to 'step aside' from speaking engagements
Global church planting network Acts 29 said it has "asked" the president and chairman of their board, Matt Chandler, "to step aside from Acts 29 speaking engagements" following a decision by The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, to suspend him over his inappropriate communication with a woman who is not his wife on Instagram.
In his final sermon at Saddleback, Rick Warren drives home the purpose driven life
In his final sermon as lead pastor of the California-based Saddleback Church on Sunday, Rick Warren returned to the very first message he delivered to a small group of strangers in 1980 to start the church.
Matt Chandler takes leave of absence over Instagram messages with woman
"In this case, while the messages were not romantic or sexual in nature, the frequency and familiarity of the messages crossed a line," his church elders said.
Pastor apologizes after cursing 'broke' congregation for not buying him luxury watch
A Missouri pastor has apologized after a video clip in which he threw a spiritualized tantrum from the pulpit and called his congregation "broke, busted and disgusted" and "cheap sons and daughters" for not "honoring" him with a watch from the luxury brand Movado went viral.
Digital religion makes faith experience richer for millennial believers, study finds
"We've found that while digital religion isn't necessarily attracting a lot of new millennials to participate, it is making the experience of those already involved richer."