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Americans skeptical about paranormal phenomena

Many homes in the United States may be decorated with images of ghosts and witches for Halloween, but most U.S. adults doubt they actually exist. Surveys from Gallup and Pew find broad skepticism for psychics, ghosts, astrology and witches.

10/29/2025 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay

Growing number believe religion gaining influence in U.S.

After years of decline, a growing number of Americans believe religion’s influence is on its way back, a new study from Pew Research Center suggests.

10/22/2025 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

Is there religious revival among Gen Z?

Claims of a national revival on college campuses are spreading. Researchers are more cautious, while acknowledging anecdotal evidence of spiritual renewal.

10/22/2025 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

One-fourth of U.S. adults consider Bible ‘just another book’

About a quarter of surveyed U.S. adults think the Bible is “just another book of teachings written by people,” the American Bible Society said in its latest release from the 2025 State of the Bible.

10/16/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Conference rallies Christian women for culture-war battles

“Welcome to the fight,” Allie Beth Stuckey told conservative Christian women at the “Share the Arrows” conference in Allen.

10/14/2025 - By Kathryn Post / Religion News Service

Franklin Graham quits financial accountability group

Franklin Graham, the president and CEO of two of the largest Christian ministries in the country, has quit his organizations’ membership in a financial accountability group that sets standards for evangelical nonprofits.

10/08/2025 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

Study: Religion declining worldwide in predictable pattern

When it comes to going to church, a generational pattern is playing out in many households around the world.

10/03/2025 - By Helen Teixeira / Religion News Service

Support of Israel steady but generational shift likely

Evangelicals in the United States are as supportive of Israel as they were four years ago, Infinity Concepts and Grey Matter found in their latest poll, but findings point to a possible generational shift.

09/30/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Charlie Kirk’s AI resurrection reveals new era of digital grief

AI-generated content flooded social media—and even were part of worship services—in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, with supporters sharing images, videos and audio messages featuring the felled activist that were made by artificial intelligence.

09/19/2025 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

Only two-thirds of U.S. Christians believe all have sinned

Only 66 percent of American Christians accept the biblical teaching that all have sinned, George Barna said in the latest release from the 2025 American Worldview Survey he oversees at Arizona Christian University.

09/17/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

White church dedicates memorial to the enslaved

A predominantly white church that sought to learn about its racial history has dedicated a memorial to the enslaved people who once worked on the building’s land in downtown Washington, D.C.

09/17/2025 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Slim majority backs physician-assisted suicide

A Lifeway Research study of U.S. adults finds 51 percent think it is morally acceptable for a person facing a painful terminal disease to ask for a physician’s aid in taking his or her life.

09/10/2025 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay