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The U.S. flag is draped beneath the words "In God We Trust" in the House Chamber prior to US President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on February 12, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images

Politics Jan 05

Religiously, Congress doesn’t reflect modern America, Pew finds

By Peter Smith, Associated Press

Nation Jan 02

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Millennials are leaving organized religion. Here’s where some are finding community

The American religious landscape has changed dramatically over the past several decades. While regular church, synagogue and mosque attendance has been on the decline since the late 1970s, a Pew Research Center study this year has found that the biggest…

By Cat Wise, Kira Wakeam

World Feb 27

Saudi court sentences man to 10 years, 2,000 lashes for atheist tweets

A court in Saudi Arabia has handed down a guilty verdict in the case of a professed atheist accused of posting hundreds of tweets denying God's existence and criticizing religion. His sentence: a decade in prison, a fine and a…

By Daniel Costa-Roberts

Nation Sep 23

Column: Here’s the church; here’s the steeple. Open the doors — where’s all the people?

Sometimes it seems as though America is hemorrhaging religion. According to the 2014 General Social Survey, 7.5 million adults — about 3 percent of all adults in this country — severed religious ties between 2012 and 2014. Think of…

By Wendy Thomas Russell

Nation Feb 26

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Study Finds American Religious Affiliations Are Fluid

A new study on religion in the United States released Tuesday found that more than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood and a growing number of people are unaffiliated. Analysts examine the role of…

Oct 04

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Mother Teresa’s Struggles with Faith

A recent book shed light on Mother Teresa's struggles with her personal faith. Richard Rodriguez presents an essay on the religious icon and how she wrestled with her beliefs.

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