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(RNS) — Among the spiritual but not religious, 38% say religion does more harm than good, while just 7% of religious Americans share this view. (RNS) — Americans have been abandoning organized ...

A recent public opinion survey by the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, Public Agenda, based on a national sample of more than 2000 respondents, found fully one-third of Americans, across the ...

One of the big recent meta-trends in American life has been the rapid growth of the so-called religious “nones” — the people who are not affiliated with any religious tradition. It’s a trend most ...

In planning palliative care for patients such as Jean, it is important to respect their spiritual beliefs and to acknowledge that religious affiliation is only one aspect of spirituality. People who ...

At Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), spiritual readiness is an essential element of total readiness, and the U.S. Army ...

If you google "spirituality" a combination of Christian and Buddhist imagery will pop up along with stuff about crystals and chakras. But Buddhism and Christianity are religions, so what's up? As ...

Public religious and spiritual sites provide spaces where people from the surrounding neighborhoods and the general public gather to cultivate a greater sense of belonging or for quiet reflection.

The number of Americans who attend regular worship services has been shrinking for decades. But whether adults are checking their “spirituality” at the door on their way out has been hard for ...

Church leaders often wring their hands over fear that withholding public condemnation of individuals about sexuality, politics, Communion or some other issue could be the potential source of "scandal" ...

SEATTLE — Robert Anderson misses the days when the big chain bookstores ruled the world. Anderson owns Edge of the Circle Books & Magickal Supplies in the University District of Seattle, a small ...