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(RNS) — Pastors, whether they want to be or not, 'are on the front lines of this mental health crisis,' said an author of the study.

By Elaine Howard Ecklund, Rice University and David R. Johnson, Georgia State UniversityDistrust of atheists is strong in the United States. The General Social Survey consistently demonstrates that as a group, Americans dislike atheists more than any other religious group. According to various studi...

Criminal Justice Reform Series [Part II] – BPR Interviews: Sharon Dolovich July 9, 2021 In this installment of our criminal justice reform series, we meet Sharon Dolovich, Professor of law and Director of the UCLA Prison Law and Policy Program. Professor Dolovich started the which has aggregated Department of Corrections data concerning the impact of COVID-19 on incarcerated people. The data covers infection rates and deaths in state and federal prisons as well as jails nationwide. She has ...

Republicans and Democrats switch sides on religion vs. science Mistrust of the scientific community is affecting the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. But research suggests the religion and science debate wasn’t always this divisive. Science vs. religion (RNS) — As public health officials grapple with the slowing rate of COVID-19 vaccinations in the U.S., two groups of Americans stand out as being particularly resistant to rolling up their sleeves for the shots: Republicans and white evangelicals.�...

White Evangelical Resistance Is Obstacle in Vaccination Effort Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham © Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg Demonstrators hold signs during a protest outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta last month. Stephanie Nana, an evangelical Christian in Edmond, Okla., refused to get a Covid-19 vaccine because she believed it contained “aborted cell tissue.” Nathan French, who leads a nondenominational ministry in Tacoma, Wash.,...

How White Evangelicals’ Vaccine Refusal Could Prolong the Pandemic Millions of white evangelical adults in the U.S. do not intend to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Tenets of faith and mistrust of science play a role; so does politics. Demonstrators hold signs during a protest outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta last month.Credit...Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg April 5, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET Stephanie Nana, an evangelical Christian in Edmond, Okla., ref...

Across white evangelical America, reasons not to get vaccinated have spread as quickly as the virus that public health officials are hoping to overcome through herd immunity.

In his four decades as a minister, R. B. Holmes Jr. has never dealt with so much death. More than 24,000 Floridians have died from COVID-19, including more than a few of the flock that Holmes shepherds at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tallahassee. “No one is immune from this,” Holmes told CT. “The thief is winning. The virus is a thief.” The black pastor is especially concerned that the coronavirus has disproportionately impacted his community and other communities of racial minor...

Some NJ religious leaders urge faithful to take the COVID vaccine, despite some moral qualms Replay Video UP NEXT As Pfizer and Moderna begin to roll out their much anticipated COVID-19 vaccines at hospitals across the country, many religious leaders are urging their followers to receive it with open arms — despite moral qualms by some faithful.  Distribution of the vaccine began Tuesday in New Jersey among front-line health care workers, and it is expected to become available to the g...

NorthJersey.com As Pfizer and Moderna begin to roll out their much anticipated COVID-19 vaccines at hospitals across the country, many religious leaders are urging their followers to receive it with open arms — despite moral qualms by some faithful.  Distribution of the vaccine began Tuesday in New Jersey among front-line health care workers, and it is expected to become available to the general public in the coming months.    The pandemic that has taken the lives of more than 300,00...