RELIGION

Most Americans See Religion’s Influence Declining—and Aren’t Happy About It

8 out of 10 Americans believe religion is declining in influence in public life—the largest percentage since Pew began asking the question in 2002.

Are Science and Religion Compatible? New Survey Explores the Question

Many Muslims, for example, put forth the idea that science and Islam are compatible in most ways but acknowledged a conflict when it came to the theory of evolution—a conflict shared with many members of the other Abrahamic faiths, Judaism and Christianity, which hold in common with Islam the belief that God spontaneously created the Earth and Adam and Eve.

Pandemic Has Strengthened Religious Faith, According to Pew Research Center

The numbers are most telling among those who consider themselves religious, with 56 percent of those affiliated with historically black Protestant churches saying their faith has been strengthened by the pandemic, followed by 42 percent of evangelicals. Catholics and Protestants follow at 27 percent and 22 percent respectively.

STAND Thanks the RCC for 90 Years of Service to Society

“The concept of bringing people of all faiths together through friendly communication and the open exchange of ideas is one that should inspire—and can change—the world.”

STANDing With the Freedom of Religion or Belief Movement

Freedom of Religion or Belief (#FORB) has just launched a campaign that says, “Believe it or not, it’s my right!” The effort aims at bringing together believers and non-believers to protect and defend every person’s right to freedom of religion or belief.

Celebrating International Religious Freedom Day

The Religious Freedom Act—the passage of which we celebrate today—established the office of the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom and highlighted America’s responsibility to the world in guaranteeing Human Right #18, Freedom of Thought and Belief .

STAND supports German Airport Prayer Booth

Long journeys, worries over flight safety, pressures of life or even aspirations for future success can bring any traveler to an airport prayer booth, or “Pray-o-mat,” as its inventor called it. These cubicle Pray-o-mats represent the smallest form of religious observance space available for prayer.