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Religion & Public Life
December 18, 2019
#%22https://www.pewforum.org/2019/12/16/the-digital-pulpit-a-nationwide-analysis-of-online-sermons/
** The digital pulpit: A nationwide analysis of online sermons ([link removed])
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What do churchgoing Americans hear each week during religious services? A new Pew Research Center computational analysis ([link removed]) looked at nearly 50,000 sermons posted on churches’ websites to shed light on this question, finding that Catholic sermons are the shortest, at a median of just 14 minutes, while sermons at evangelical Protestant (39 minutes) and historically black Protestant (54 minutes) churches are much longer. The report also explores some of the most common and distinctive terms found in sermons across Christian traditions.
Q&A: Why we studied American sermons and how we did it ([link removed])
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#%22https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/12/13/key-findings-how-living-arrangements-vary-by-religious-affiliation-around-the-world/
** Key findings: How living arrangements vary by religious affiliation around the world ([link removed])
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While household patterns are tied to many factors, including economic development, local laws and cultural norms, they also vary by religion, according to a recent Pew Research Center analysis ([link removed]) of more than 20 million households in 130 countries and territories. A Fact Tank post ([link removed]) highlights some of the key findings.
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** Most Americans say it is not necessary to believe in God to be moral ([link removed])
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A new Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) on Americans’ political values included a few questions related to religion ([link removed]) , finding that a majority of U.S. adults (63%), including three-quarters of adults under 30, say it is not necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values. A similar share of Americans (61%) say it is a good thing for society that same-sex marriage is now legal. And the public is evenly split over whether Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence among its believers, with a sharp partisan divide on this question.
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This newsletter will take a break for the holidays the next two weeks. It will next publish Jan. 8, 2020.
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** MEDIA MENTIONS
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** Institutional religion’s role is declining in the U.S. ([link removed])
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DEC. 17 - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL*
** Does your pastor preach too long? A new survey shows the dramatic differences in sermons ([link removed])
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DEC. 17 - THE WASHINGTON POST*
** Length of Catholic sermons a small percentage of Christian counterparts ([link removed])
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DEC. 16 - CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
** How long is the sermon? Study ranks Christian churches ([link removed])
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DEC. 16 - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
** America has world’s highest rate of single-parent households ([link removed])
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DEC. 15 - THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
** IN THE NEWS
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** Saudi Arabia, Pakistan snub Malaysia’s Muslim summit ([link removed])
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DEC. 18 - REUTERS
** Mormon Church has misled members on $100 billion tax-exempt investment fund, whistleblower alleges ([link removed])
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DEC. 17 - THE WASHINGTON POST*
** Pope removes shroud of secrecy from clergy sex abuse cases ([link removed])
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DEC. 17 - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
** Boys, girls and genders in-between: A classroom lesson for modern third-graders ([link removed])
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DEC. 17 - LOS ANGELES TIMES*
** As protests rage on citizenship bill, is India becoming a Hindu nation? ([link removed])
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DEC. 16 - THE NEW YORK TIMES*
** N.J. Senate cancels vote on controversial vaccination bill after hours of protests ([link removed])
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DEC. 16 - POLITICO
** How the Salvation Army is trying to change its ‘anti-LGBTQ’ reputation ([link removed])
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DEC. 15 - CNN
** Jesus, Mary and Joseph in a cage: Political nativity scenes are causing a stir across the U.S. ([link removed])
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DEC. 14 - USA TODAY
** Russia jails Jehovah’s Witness adherent for six years over extremism ([link removed])
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DEC. 13 - REUTERS
** Trump’s order to combat anti-Semitism divides its audience: American Jews ([link removed])
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DEC. 12 - THE NEW YORK TIMES*
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