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Belief Without Religion: Study Finds Spirituality Among The Religiously Unaffiliated

A new study by the Pew Research Center released Thursday reveals that many religiously unaffiliated adults — often referred to as “nones” — still hold beliefs commonly associated with religion, such as belief in life after death, a spiritual realm or even God. The study surveyed adults in 22 countries with large populations of religiously unaffiliated individuals.

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All A’s: MLB Team Honor Broadcaster Monte Moore With Hall Of Fame Induction

If veteran broadcaster Monte Moore is doing the telling, stories swapped at the Athletics Hall of Fame induction will include baseball, family and church. The folksy voice of the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics — the MLB team’s previous homes before their current, temporary stint in West Sacramento, Calif. — will be inducted into the A’s Hall of Fame.

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Why Religious Groups Are Pushing For Psychedelics As Sacrament

(ANALYSIS) Psychedelics, broadly defined, are a class of psychoactive substances that alter perception, cognition and mood through their interaction with neurotransmitters such as serotonin. As a medical anthropologist I have spent the past 25 years studying the rise of alternative approaches to mental health treatments and have specifically focused in the past four years on the impact of psychedelics on consciousness and spirituality.

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Christians Reach Out (With Bibles And Basketball) To Albanians

Churches of Christ in Albania sponsor their own basketball league, Rebound. The Tirana team is about half Roma. They named themselves “Wings of Eagles” after Isaiah 40:31. Fushë Krujë also has a team, though some of its members joined before learning to dribble. They dubbed themselves “The Sons of Thunder,” the nicknames of apostles James and John in Mark 3:17.

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‘Church Under The Bridge’ Brings Hope To Nigeria’s Homeless

While Nigeria grapples with growing homelessness and drug addiction, a pastor has made it his mission to reach out to some of the country’s poorest with the creation of the “Church Under the Bridge.” The project, created in 2024 by chance, aims to give hope to groups of people who have been largely ignored by the government and most of society.

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Katrina Reshaped The Landscape And Unity Of New Orleans Churches

As Southern Baptist churches in Metro New Orleans commemorate Katrina on Friday, they’ll do so with a New Orleans Baptist Association of churches that is more diverse and more united than it was when the waters dirtied the city.

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‘Beg The Lord For Protection’: Church Shooting That Killed 2 Children Reopens Wounds

(ANALYSIS) In what authorities called an “absolutely incomprehensible” act of violence, a gunman opened fire on a Catholic church during morning Mass on Wednesday — killing two children and injuring 17 others. The implications of this tragedy ripple far beyond Minneapolis. It is the latest — and among the most chilling — examples of how places once considered safe sanctuaries have become targets.

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Judge Strikes Law That Banned Religious Schools From College Credits Program

A Minnesota law that banned certain Christian colleges from a program that enrolls high-schoolers in tuition-free college credit courses is unconstitutional, a federal judge has ruled.

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‘A Day Of Joy’: Historic Church Relocation Captivates The World

The church was lifted onto a custom-built trailer and transported over two days as part of a larger project to relocate the Arctic city of Kiruna to safer ground due to the expansion of the world's largest underground iron ore mine. The recent move attracted some 10,000 people — many of whom had traveled to Kiruna to see the 113-year-old wooden church move to its new location.

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Billy Graham Association Launches UK Religious Liberty Defense Fund

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse are helping Christians persecuted for their faith in the United Kingdom through a legal defense fund of more than $1.2 million.

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Email Phishing Scams Increasingly Target Churches

The rector of the 160-plus member Good Shepherd Anglican Church near Charlotte, N.C., recently sent an urgent warning to parishioners about an email claiming to be from him. The email requested donations in the form of gift cards — a known tactic used for phishing scams in which criminals deceive victims into revealing sensitive information.

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Americans Becoming More Permissive On Many Moral Issues

When it comes to morality, Americans don’t see much wrong with using birth control or getting a divorce, but few support extramarital affairs or human cloning. The latest poll results from Gallup spell out what activities U.S. adults view as morally acceptable and which ones are seen as immoral.

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What Churches Can Learn From The Cracker Barrel Backlash

The brouhaha over a certain country-themed restaurant/store’s brand redesign touches on a topic that churches encounter at some point. “Someone in your congregation should want to get a cap or t-shirt with your logo on it, and wear it,” said author Mark MacDonald. “It actually represents them, since they are the church.” It goes much deeper than a shirt and expands beyond the church’s walls.

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Online Blasphemy Scams Destroying Lives In Pakistan

Blasphemy laws in Pakistan are a set of legislative provisions that forbid statements or actions that are considered offensive to Islam or its sacred figures. These rules inflict severe punishments, including life imprisonment and the death penalty under Section 295-C for defaming the Prophet Muhammad. These laws were expanded during General Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamization of the country.

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FTC Drops Lawsuit Against Grand Canyon Education

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has dismissed its lawsuit against Grand Canyon Education over Grand Canyon University’s doctoral programs. The dismissal comes after the case, brought during the Biden Administration, suffered “two losses” in motions to dismiss and after the U.S. Department of Education rescinded its $37.7-million fine assessed against Grand Canyon University in 2023.

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Church-Building Ministry Launches Giving Program To Empower Believers

At a time when more than three billion people worldwide live without access to a local church, International Cooperating Ministries is inviting Christians to help bridge that gap. The Virginia-based missions organization, which has helped construct more than 13,600 permanent church buildings in 110 countries, recently launched its new Community Impact Partners program.

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Pastors Unsure If Discipleship Is Really Happening In Their Churches

Pastors have a lot of thoughts about discipleship, but they aren’t sure it’s happening in their churches. In the first part of the State of Discipleship study from Lifeway Research, U.S. Protestant pastors shared their understanding of what discipleship means and how it best occurs. The full State of Discipleship will be released over the next year, providing the perspectives of both pastors and churchgoers.

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