Posts Tagged ‘religion’
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…)
Society & Culture - Oct 30, 2009 13:17 - 7 Comments
God endures, even as religion wanes
U. CHICAGO (US)—The nature of the American religious experience is changing as a rising number of people report having no formal religious affiliation, even though the number of Americans who say they pray is increasing, according to a new survey. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 31, 2009 13:30 - 0 Comments
Southwest’s ‘high society’ led pampered life
Chimney Rock is one of scores of Chaco outliers in the Southwest and perhaps its most dramatic, seated at 7,600 feet in altitude above the San Juan Basin.
