Posts Tagged ‘religion’
Is U.S. eco-policy also God’s policy?
U. MARYLAND (US) — A majority of Americans professing belief in God favor cooperative international efforts to combat climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons—branding it a moral obligation—a new public opinion poll shows. Continue…
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Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2011 12:50 - 0 Comments
Some atheists embrace religion for kids
RICE (US) — Despite their personal beliefs, atheist scientists with children often participate in religious traditions for social reasons, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 22, 2011 14:47 - 13 Comments
US profs: Religion, science not in conflict
RICE (US) — Only 15 percent of scientists at major US research universities see religion and science as always in conflict, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 23, 2011 17:21 - 12 Comments
Losing faith: Less confidence in clergy
DUKE (US) — Americans have significantly less confidence in their religious leaders than they did a generation ago and more than two-thirds would prefer they not dabble in politics. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 1, 2011 12:33 - 0 Comments
Survey: Religious UK youth support Muslims
U. WARWICK (UK) — Early results from a survey of 10,000 UK teens suggest churchgoing young Christians are more supportive of Muslim peers than their non-religious counterparts. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 19, 2011 13:51 - 8 Comments
Religion changes lives … and brains?
DUKE (US) — All human brains shrink with age, but people who say they’ve had a life-changing religious experience have more shrinkage in the hippocampus than those who have not. (more…)
Top Stories - May 6, 2011 11:25 - 9 Comments
Atheist scientists: 20% are ‘spiritual’
RICE (US) — A survey of 275 scientists finds a fair number consider themselves spiritual but not religious. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 21, 2011 10:56 - 6 Comments
Vengeful God keeps cheaters honest
U. OREGON (US) — Belief in God doesn’t deter a person from cheating on a test, unless that God is a mean, punishing one. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2011 17:00 - 2 Comments
Religion diet may make you obese
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Young adults who frequently attend religious activities are 50 percent more likely to become obese by middle age as young adults with no religious involvement. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 28, 2011 16:02 - 1 Comment
No cookie cutter answers to sex, faith
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Sexuality and religion aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive in the lives of young adults, according to new research that finds sexual ethics can be formed by religious beliefs and vice versa. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 27, 2010 14:14 - 8 Comments
Are brand names lost on believers?
DUKE (US)—For most people brand names are a form of self-expression and a token of self-worth, just like symbolic expressions of faith. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 23, 2010 12:08 - 7 Comments
Religion: Good for body and soul?
PENN STATE (US) — People who leave strict religious groups are almost twice as likely to say their health is worse than members who remain in the group. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 10, 2010 14:04 - 3 Comments
Why Americans believe Obama is a Muslim
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—A study that examined the psychological effects of smear campaigns finds there’s more than ignorance that motivates Americans to believe U.S. President Barack Obama is a Muslim. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 26, 2010 11:42 - 0 Comments
The 4 types of evangelical bigwigs
RICE (US)—A new study based on interviews with hundreds of American leaders who are evangelical Christians (including CEOs, presidents, and chairs of large businesses and their equivalents in government and politics, nonprofits, arts, entertainment, the media, and sports) finds enormous variety in how leaders engage their personal faith in workplace decision-making. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 26, 2010 11:36 - 8 Comments
Do religious reminders encourage goodness?
CORNELL (US)—The answer may depend on religious affiliation. Protestants who are reminded of their religion do more good deeds and trust that other people will do so, as well, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 2, 2010 8:37 - 0 Comments
Financing faith—but at what cost?
RICE (US)—While millions of Americans make individual contributions weekly at their places of worship, a new study finds private foundations have a disproportionate influence on the religious sector—despite the fact that their contributions constitute only a fraction of all philanthropy to religion. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 11, 2009 10:59 - 1 Comment
Religious identity shapes voters’ views
CORNELL (US)—How Americans vote is strongly linked to their religious identities, but it is not an independent influence that transcends race, socio-economic class, and gender. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 9, 2009 11:43 - 7 Comments
Googling God
PENN STATE (US)—Online searches of a spiritual nature are not on the decline in the United States despite that fact that most search engines perform poorly in response to religious queries, researchers find. (more…)
Best of 2009 - Nov 30, 2009 18:27 - 52 Comments
BEST OF 2009: God’s beliefs mirror our own
U. CHICAGO (US)—Religious people tend to use their own beliefs as a guide in thinking about what God believes, but are less constrained when reasoning about other people’s beliefs, according to a new study. (more…)
