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Cathy Lynn Grossman
Cathy Lynn Grossman writes for Religion News Service.
What could bring seekers to church? survey asks
The “seekers” have left the church—if they ever came....
California assisted-dying law takes effect, health-care providers respond
Somewhere in California on June 9, a terminally ill person may have lifted a glass and consumed a lethal slurry of pulverized prescription pills dissolved in water....
Exit poll religion questions are misleading, critics say
Evangelicals vote for Donald Trump. No, Ted Cruz. Wait. Aren’t some Christians voting for Hillary Clinton, who is Methodist, and Bernie Sanders, who is Jewish?...
Off with his hat
We have witnessed decades of churchmen staggering to recognize and apologize for the church's failure to protect uncountable numbers of victims.
Larycia Hawkins, Wheaton College professor, reaches agreement with school
Larycia Hawkins, a professor at Wheaton College who faced termination from her tenured post at the evangelical school for publicly saying Christians and Muslims worship the “same God,” has announce...
Against the odds, some small churches thrive
A recent report detailing the spiritual, demographic, and financial challenges faced by small congregations meant little to Robin Bartlett, pastor of First Church in Sterling, Massachusetts.<...
Americans fear terrorism, mass shootings, and often Muslims as well
c. 2015 Religion News Service...
The megachurch boom rolls on, but big concerns are rising too
c. 2015 Religion News Service
(RNS) Change is coming to American megachurches—those behemoths for believers that now dot the religious landscape....
Survey sees impact for religious groups of special events
The Christian conference circuit has special appeal to women.
Jews and Muslims alike have dinners and parties organized around their holiday calendar....
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Do science and religion conflict? It's all in how you see it
c. 2015 Religion News Service
(RNS) Most Americans see a conflict between the findings of science and the teachings of religion....
California law allows aid in dying for terminally ill
(The Christian Science Monitor) After California approved a law allowing the terminally ill to end their lives, joining several other ...
Catholic to Catholic-ish: 45 percent in U.S. feel connected to the faith
c. 2015 Religion News Service
(RNS) Sam Clark wasn’t reared as a Catholic. He never converted, either....