01: The divisions over such issues as stem cell research, same-sex marriage and abortion are more pronounced and influenced by religious ideology among members of Congress than among their constituents, according to a study of congressional voting patterns over the last quarter-century. The study, conducted by sociologists William D’Antonio and Steven Tuch, finds that religious affiliation helped […]
Court’s caution on church/state issues signaling privatized religion?
Recent church-state issues before the Supreme Court reveal a new caution and concern over religious pluralism and potential conflict in society, writes Richard W. Garnett in Commonweal magazine (Aug. 13). The rulings handed down on such cases as “Elk Grove vs. Newdow, involving the reference to God in the Pledge of Allegiance, as well as the Court’s […]
Cultural theorists seeking Christian resources
Cultural theorists, a broad term for academics in the humanities considered to be post-modern and post-Marxist, “are now turning to analysis and exposition of the conceptual resources and classic texts of Christianity as prompts and supports for their own work.” In First Things magazine (August/September), Paul Griffiths writes that such prominent cultural theorists as Terry Eagleton, Jean-Francois […]
On/File: August 2004
01: Hillsong Church is becoming an “emerging religious powerhouse in Australia, ” both because of its influential music ministry and the new interest politicians have in such megachurches and their members. The Sydney-based church, with close to 18,000 weekly attenders, is known by evangelicals for its music ministry and festival, with a recent CD of […]
Findings & Footnotes: August 2004
01: The July/August issue of the magazine Touchstone is devoted to theIntelligent Design movement, which seeks to replace Darwinian science with a scientific model of origins that makes room for a creator, even if evolution did take place. The magazine ran another special issue on this movement a few years ago when it was largely unknown except […]
Catholic businessmen evangelizing in China
Among China’s new breed of businessmen, there are Roman Catholics doing their best to spread Christian beliefs among their employees or to support their Church in a variety of other ways, reports the French Catholic news agency and bulletin Eglises d’Asie (July 16). Some have gone so far as to build a prayer hall in their factory […]
Radicalized segment of Sunni Muslims emerges in Iraq
No longer restricted by a repressive regime, Sunni Muslims are turning to militant expressions of the faith, preaching jihad in key mosques and organizing politically to wield greater influence in the country, reports the Christian Science Monitor (July 28). While still on the fringes of Sunni Islam in Iraq, the radical preachers are serving as a rallying […]
Muslims in Canada engaging in politics, gaining influence
Canadian Muslims are becoming politically active and are showing that they can wield a good deal of influence in elections, reports the website IslamOnline (July 5). The high turnout of Muslims in Canada’s general elections in early July had a part in the victory of the Liberal party. More than 80 percent of eligible Muslims cast their […]
Religious decline and revival in E. Europe, Russia — an interview
Since the fall of communism, the religious situation in Eastern and Central Europe and in Russia has become ever more complex and diversified. To shed some light on the changing patterns of religious belief and practice in these regions, RW recently spoke with Detlef Pollack, a well-known German sociologist who has conducted a good deal of research […]
Current Research: August 2004
01: A new survey finds that Protestants will soon lose their majority status in the U.S. Due to a steady decline of Americans affiliated with many Protestant churches between 1993 and 2002, the survey, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center, finds that the share of Americans who said they were Protestant dropping from 63 percent to […]
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