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Michael Starghill Jr. Why Orthodox Judaism Is Appealing to So Many Millennials
Young Americans might be leaving religion in large numbers, but for some, rules, ritual, and tradition are attractive ways to find meaning in daily life.
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Jenna Schoenefeld Homeschooling Without God
Non-religious families often find it difficult to educate their children without relying on conservative Christian curricula and communities.
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Eloy Alonso / Reuters Holy Week and Easter, 2016
Church services, processions of hooded penitents, Easter eggs hunts, Catholic passion plays, and more.
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David Goldman / AP Georgia's Republican Governor Rejects a Religious-Freedom Bill
Nathan Deal sides with corporations and gay-rights advocates who objected to the legislation backed by conservative evangelicals.
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Emily Jan / The Atlantic Dating to Save Your Tiny Religion From Extinction
Finding love within the Zoroastrian community can be complicated, especially because interfaith couples aren’t always accepted.
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Jim Bourg / Reuters The Weaponization of Heidi Cruz and Melania Trump
The use of wives as proxies in the struggle between the two leading Republican contenders shows how much American conservatism has changed.
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Kim Raff Choosing Love or the Mormon Church
Young, LGBT Latter-day Saints can’t live the ideal life of marriage and family described in their religion. But deciding to leave isn't straightforward.
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Black Activism, Unchurched
A new generation of young leaders in Baltimore are largely organizing outside of congregations. What does this mean for their movement—and for the Church?
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Fox The Passion: A Perfect Bourgeois Jesus
The musical interpretation of the gospels is the ultimate experiment in turning religion into entertainment.
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AstroStar / Shutterstock / The Atlantic How Will Young People Choose Their Religion?
Introducing our special project on the changing nature of beliefs and practices among teens, 20-, and 30-somethings
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Does Islamic Faith Strengthen American Patriotism?
A new survey calls into question a number of widely-held views about the Muslim community in the United States.
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Chris Helgren / Reuters The Boston Globe Bails on Crux
The newspaper has decided to end the Church-centered vertical it launched just 18 months ago.
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Erik Schelzig / AP Are Conservative Christians ‘Religious Extremists'?
New data show that most Americans consider the beliefs and practices of traditionalist Christians to be ‘extreme’—but is that warranted?
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Susan Walsh / AP The Right to Abortion—and Religious Freedom
U.S. courts have claimed to decide women’s health cases on the basis of privacy, but they’ve often favored one particular faith’s conception of when life begins.
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Jae C. Hong / AP Trump Reveals the End of the Religious Right's Preeminence
Conservative Christian leaders have proven unable to steer the race, exposing the splintered state of their movement.
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Alex Brandon / AP The Muddled Future of Reproductive Rights
Justice Scalia’s death throws cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court on abortion and contraception coverage into doubt.
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The Pope Takes on Contraception and the Zika Virus
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Randall Hill / Reuters Pope, Trump, Decline to Turn Other Cheek
The pontiff and the presidential candidate have taken turns bashing one another in an unlikely fight stemming from Francis’s trip to Mexico.
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Nejron Photo / bikeriderlondon / L.F / Shutterstock … Finding Jesus at Work
Why are more and more companies offering access to chaplains as an employee benefit?
