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Why America Is and Isn’t Unusually Religious (#0511)

2011/10/09 By Greg

Tobin Grant, associate professor of political science at Southern Illinois University, recently wrote an article for Christianity Today about the unique nature of American religiosity.  In that piece, he noted that the United States continues to be quite religious while most other developed countries have become increasingly secular.  Upon deeper review, ongoing American religiosity is not an aberration but a logical outcome resulting from our unusually high level of economic Read More …

Less Educated = Less Churched (#0495)

2011/09/23 By Greg

Religion News Service contributor Nicole Neroulias, recently wrote an article that begins with these words: A recent study reports that white Americans without college degrees are dropping out of church faster than their more highly educated counterparts . . . The study, by University of Virginia sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox, found that since the 1970s, white Americans with no more than a high school diploma have been leaving the pews twice as fast as other Read More …

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Greg is a follower of the Way of Jesus who strives to make the world a better place for all people. Currently, he serves as Chief Executive Officer of White Rock Center of Hope in Dallas and as Interim Senior Minister of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Fort Worth. He has served eleven congregations, taught religion to undergraduates for eight years, and helped three organizations provide quality healthcare to underserved populations. (Read More)

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