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Religious conservatives showcase close bond with NC Republican leaders

A Cambridge man has been sentenced to seven years in custody after admitting to fatally shooting his friend.

19-year-old Alex Resendes admits he accidentally shot and killed his friend Mark Chaves.

19-year-old Alex Resendes admits he accidentally shot and killed his friend Mark Chaves.

We seem to be poised on the threshold of a bright new era in which nonreligious Americans will be properly studied by the social sciences. What better time to review what we know about the various flavors of religious nonaffiliation and nonbelief? And what better time to review the facts and fal ...

Yes, interest in organized religion is declining. But that’s not the only story you can tell about American religious life.

(RNS) — The Faith Communities Today survey finds that half of the country’s congregations had 65 or fewer people in attendance on any given weekend, a drop from a median attendance level of 137 people in 2000.

In a statement to the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, warned of a two-track recovery and emphasized the need to increase investments in universal social protection, decent work and a just green transition.

In-person donations have shrunk or evaporated. While online donations have jumped, faith leaders worry that could dwindle.

Members of the Seventh Day Adventist church. | (Photo: Facebook/Seventh-day Adventist Church) The Seventh-day Adventist Church is now in “survival” mode financially as it estimates a $26 million decline in tithe and mission offerings from their more than 21 million members around the world amid the coronavirus pandemic. “According to reports received from division treasurers, the decrease in tithe income could be estimated as low as 5 percent and as high as 25 percent in some pl...