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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

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

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

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

Gen Z and Millennials top in church attendance

For the first time in decades, Gen Z and Millennials are attending church more frequently than older adults, Barna and Gloo reported Sept. 3 from its latest State of the Church research.

09/08/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

Study: Women ministers resist misogyny with mentors

With a total of six decades of ministry between them, Liz Ríos and Liz Mosbo VerHage were not surprised to learn that the vast majority of women ministers have faced misogyny.

09/05/2025 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Bible Society funds grants to boost Gen Z Bible use

Could artificial intelligence or short TV episodes help young adults engage more with the Bible? The American Bible Society has issued grants to four Christian higher education institutions to encourage innovation in getting young adults more interested in Scripture.

09/02/2025 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

Gallup poll reveals Americans’ views on moral issues

Americans don’t see much wrong with using birth control or getting a divorce, but few support extramarital affairs or human cloning. The latest poll results from Gallup spell out what activities U.S. adults view as morally acceptable and which ones are seen as immoral.

08/26/2025 - By Aaron Earls / LifeWay