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Is Religion Good for You? The Answer Is Complicated, New Global Gallup Report Finds.

A review of 10 years of global polling looks at the complicated connection between spirituality and health.

‘The Great Dechurching’ Explores America’s Religious Exodus

A new study looks at why millions of Americans left church — and what might bring them back.

UK Report Finds Britons’ Lack of Faith Knowledge Deeply Disturbing

A newly published UK report, commissioned four years ago by then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, cites a profound need for improving Britons' knowledge of religion in general and for protecting faith in an increasingly secularized landscape.

John Blake, Journalist on Religion and Race, Goes Personal With New Memoir

'We really need to tell these stories about hope,' said Blake. 'There's a lot of Americans now who have given up ... and believe racism is just a permanent part of American life.'

‘The Problem Is Leadership’ — Andy Stanley on the Decline of Religious Values in United States

Andy Stanley, pastor of North Point Community Church, recently spoke out about the church's "leadership problem" and role in finding a solution to America's loneliness epidemic.

Report: LGBTQ Americans Tend to Be Younger and Have No Religion

The new report from PRRI also found that many religious Americans support LGBTQ nondiscrimination rights, even those who oppose same sex-marriage.

How a Little-Known Editor Made God a Bestseller by Helping Americans Let Go of Religion

A chance encounter at a party led religion professor Stephen Prothero to rediscover the story of Eugene Exman, a longtime book publisher who helped transform American religion.

Radical Muslims Kill Christian After Religion Debate

A 37-year-old father of four was killed on Jan. 2 after participating in a Christian-Muslim debate in eastern Uganda at which 13 Muslims put their faith in Christ, sources said.