Religion

California churches have space to create affordable housing, but there are hurdles

5:44pm September 19, 2022

by Adhiti Bandlamudi

There's a desperate need for affordable housing in California and churches have land to build on. But there are hurdles, including financing difficulties, pushback from neighbors and zoning issues.

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A new study modeled four scenarios for how religious affiliation could change in the U.S., and it projected that the percentage of people with no religious affiliation will rise.

America's Christian majority is on track to end

7:44pm September 17, 2022

by Michael Levitt

A new study shows that America's Christian majority has been shrinking for years, and if recent trends continue, Christians could make up less than half the U.S. population within a few decades.

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People walk by the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City on Aug. 30. The school told students in an email that it was pausing all student clubs on campus.

Yeshiva University cancels all clubs after it was ordered to allow an LGBTQ group

12:03pm September 17, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The Supreme Court said Yeshiva University would have to go back to New York state courts in its legal battle with the YU Pride Alliance, an LGBTQ student group asking to be officially recognized.

Religion

Some Christians are using sacred texts to embrace a broader understanding of gender

12:02pm September 17, 2022

by Deena Prichep

As some evangelicals push to restrict civil rights for trans people, other Christians use similar sacred texts and traditions to build a theology that embraces trans lives as part of God's creation.

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America's Christian majority is shrinking, and could dip below 50% by 2070

4:44pm September 15, 2022

The U.S.'s Christian majority has been shrinking for decades. A Pew Research Center study shows that as of 2020, about 64% of Americans identify as Christian. Fifty years ago, that number was 90%.

People walk by the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City on Aug. 30. A Supreme Court ruling left in place a New York state court ruling requiring the university to recognize the YU Pride Alliance.

The Supreme Court rules Yeshiva University must recognize student LGBTQ group for now

2:30pm September 15, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The opinion left in place a New York state court ruling requiring the university to recognize the YU Pride Alliance while it continues to argue its case.

Seattle Pacific University students and staff have sued leaders of the board of trustees for refusing to put an end to the university's discriminatory hiring practices.

Seattle Pacific University leaders are sued for anti-LGBTQ hiring practices

5:50am September 13, 2022

by Dustin Jones

The lawsuit says the university discriminates against potential faculty members by prohibiting individuals in same-sex relationships from being hired.

A Texas judge rules coverage of anti-HIV medicine violates religious freedom

5:11am September 08, 2022

The judge in Texas ruled that a requirement for businesses to provide health insurance that covers HIV-preventative drugs violates the religious freedom of some Christian employers.

Archie Panjabi at the Emmy Awards in 2010. Panjabi, a non-Muslim actress, played a Muslim character in the 2018 British limited series Next of Kin, a show discussed in a new study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.

There are barely any Muslims on popular TV series, a new study says

1:17pm September 07, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

When Muslims do appear, they tend to be violent Middle Eastern men, a new study has found after surveying 200 popular series from the U.S, U.K. and elsewhere.

The tapestry depicting late Pope John Paul I hanging from the facade of St. Peter's Basilica, is unveiled during the beatification ceremony led by Pope Francis at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022.

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John Paul I, who served as pope for 33 days, moves a step closer to sainthood

9:52am September 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The ceremony in St. Peter's Square on Sunday constituted the last formal step in the Vatican before possible sainthood for Albino Luciani, an Italian who died 33 days after he was elected pontiff.