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  Most in U.S. oppose religious exemptions to LGBT nondiscrimination laws

  Most Americans oppose religious exemptions to homosexual nondiscrimination laws, according to a new survey.

  02/23/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Politics divides American views of Muslims, Islam and extremists

  Republicans and Democrats divide sharply over views on Islam, Muslims and how a U.S. president should label violent extremists.

  02/04/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Muslim Americans involved in terrorism up, but threat exaggerated

  The number of Muslim Americans involved in terrorism cases “rose dramatically” in 2015, but the overall threat they posed to public safety has been exaggerated, says the author of a new terrorism study.

  02/03/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Protestant pastors undecided about presidential pick

  “Undecided” is by far the most popular presidential choice of America’s Protestant pastors, according to a telephone survey of 1,000 senior pastors from LifeWay Research.

  02/03/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Voters warm to candidates who are not religious

  On the growing list of ways the “outsiders” election of 2016 is upsetting conventional political wisdom, here’s a new entry: A contender’s lack of strong faith is not the deal breaker it once was for voters, according to a new survey.

  01/28/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  RNC disinvites debate moderator after Trump takedown

  Contributors to an online symposium on why conservatives shouldn’t support Donald Trump included SBC agency head Russell Moore. From BNG

  01/23/2016 - By Ken Camp

• Religious groups challenge contraceptive mandate in Supreme Court brief

  Several religious nonprofits, including GuideStone Financial Resources, claim Obamacare violates their religious liberty. From BNG

  01/06/2016 - By Ken Camp

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  Americans prize religion freedom for Christians, less for Muslims

  Eight in 10 Americans say it’s very or extremely important for people like themselves to be allowed to practice their religion freely. But support for religious freedom plummeted when people were asked about other traditions,  a new survey revealed. From RNS

  12/31/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Religion reporters name same-sex marriage top story of year

  The Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage made the top slot in the Religion Newswriters Association’s annual ranking of the 10 most important religion news stories of the year.

  12/28/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Americans fear terrorism, mass shootings—and often Muslims

  Terrorism and mass shootings trouble an overwhelming number of Americans today, and the religious identity of the killers influences how they are viewed.

  12/16/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  Commission calls on U.S. government to designate ISIS atrocities ‘genocide’

  The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom urged the government to designate religious minorities in Iraq and Syria as “victims of genocide” by ISIS.

  12/09/2015 - By Ken Camp

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  NAE and LifeWay Research define evangelical beliefs

  The National Association of Evangelicals and LifeWay Research have developed an accurate and consistent definition of “evangelicals” for researchers attempting to measure evangelical belief.

  11/25/2015 - By Marv Knox