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Pew Research data shows that 50% of adults in the Pittsburgh metro area describe religion as "very important" to them while 20% consider themselves not religious.

People's shifting beliefs are presenting themselves in the death industry, with "celebrations of life" becoming gaining popularity over traditionally religious funerals and burials.

Also, PublicSource kicked off its Election 2024 series, Democracy & Doubt, with a story co-reported with 90.5 WESA about a small local Republican faction challenging 10s of thousands of Allegheny County voter registrations. The rest of the series will explore the state of democracy in the county and shifting trust in the process as we head into a potentially contentious election season.

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The process of dealing with death is experiencing rebirth in a less-religious Pittsburgh

From green burial to glass orbs containing ashes, the norms of funerals and burials are broadening as religious affiliation declines.
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Ten Evenings returns to the Carnegie Music Hall on March 25 with Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Kidder. Kidder comes to Pittsburgh with his latest book, Rough Sleepers, featuring a Q&A  with Dr. Jim O’Connell, president of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. Purchase single tickets and season subscriptions at pittsburghlectures.org.

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