The Christian Century

A recent study reports that white Americans without college degrees are dropping out of church faster than their more highly educated counterparts, and re­searchers are offering several possible explanations.

(RNS) Americans want their presidents to be religious, but many have trouble identifying the faiths of President Obama and leading GOP contenders Mitt Romney and Rep. Michele Bachmann, according to a new poll released Monday (July 25).

(RNS) While Americans have debated whether Osama bin Laden's body belongs at the bottom of the Arabian Sea, most agree on the final destination of his soul: in hell.

Are Christianity and capitalism a marriage made in heaven, as some conservatives believe, or more of a strained relationship in need of some serious counseling?

(RNS) A Jewish organization is celebrating Passover two weeks early, proclaiming freedom from Glenn Beck's television show.

Jewish Funds for Justice, a social advocacy nonprofit, has taken credit for the polarizing personality's pending exit from Fox News.

We may never know why bad things happen to good people, but most Americans—except evangelicals—reject the idea that natural disasters are divine punishment, a test of faith or some other sign from God, according to a new poll.

The pro-union rallies in Wisconsin have a retro feel to them—particularly for people of faith. At one time clergy and faith-based groups were on the front lines of the American labor movement, but priorities shifted with the rise of the religious right and the weakening of unions.

(RNS) Greek Orthodox officials on Monday (Feb. 14) filed suit against the agency charged with rebuilding Ground Zero over the disputed fate of tiny St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed by falling debris on 9/11.