Texas Inmates Enroll in Prison-Based Seminary

"Thirty-nine men in identical white uniforms bowed their heads, sang, laughed, clapped, cheered and prayed as they were formally installed Monday as the state's first class of seminarians studying to become ministers under a new program operating totally behind prison walls."

Survey: Most Muslim Americans Have Moderate Views

"Almost half the nation's estimated 2.8 million Muslims fault their leaders for not speaking out against Islamic extremists but a vast majority are far more satisfied with the way things are going in the USA than the overall population, according to the first comprehensive survey of U.S. Muslims in four years."

Worrying Can Impact Interpersonal Relationships

"A new research study, led by a Case Western Reserve University faculty member in psychology, also shows that worrying can be so intrusive and obsessive that it interferes in the person’s life and endangers the health of social relationships."

Mark Noll on the Foundation of the Evangelical Mind

"Christianity Today editor in chief David Neff recently spoke with Noll (now teaching at the University of Notre Dame) about the book."

What's Fueling Bible Belt Divorces?

"Southern men and women had higher rates of divorce in 2009 than their counterparts in other parts of the country: 10.2 per 1,000 for men and 11.1 per 1,000 for women, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday."

Less Educated, Less Attending Services

"Less-educated white Americans are dropping out of the religious sector, similarly to the way they left the labor market, a U.S. researcher says a study shows."

Preaching a Healthy Diet in the Deep-Fried Delta

"For over a decade from his pulpit here at Oak Hill Baptist in North Mississippi, the Rev. Michael O. Minor has waged war against obesity and bad health."

Princeton Review Ranks Most and Least Religious Schools

"Bennington College students recently learned that their Vermont school had received an honor that some might consider dubious: They attend the least religious college in America, according to an annual educational survey."

Evangelicals Question The Existence Of Adam And Eve

". . .now some conservative scholars are saying publicly that they can no longer believe the Genesis account."

Religious Happier During Bad Times

"Religious are happier and outnumber the non-religious in societies under stress but their numerical edge diminishes during peace, U.S. researchers say."

Religious Harassment on Rise Throughout the World, Report Finds

"Worshippers are under attack in more countries as governments crack down on religion, and social hostilities grow, according to a new report."

Archbishop Defends Catholic Healthcare Merger With Hospital

"Louisville Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz said Thursday he would only approve a merged hospital system under Roman Catholic ownership if all the participants, including University Hospital, agreed to follow the church's ethical rules for medical care."

Report Shows Rise in World Restrictions on Religion

"The Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life said government restrictions and public hostility involving religion grew in some of the most populous countries from mid-2006 to mid-2009."

The Education/Religion Connection

"For years, a commonly held belief has been that more educated Americans are less likely to embrace religion. But an article forthcoming in The Review of Religious Research suggests that the relationship between education and faith is more nuanced, and that more education has a negative impact only on certain religious questions, not on all of them."