Blending religion with familism—a strong commitment to lifelong marriage and childbearing—dampens secular civic participation, according to research by a Baylor University sociologist.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2012
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Mostly isolated from outsiders until the 1950s, Papua New Guinea's Enga tribes fought with bows and arrows until 1990, when their young people and mercenary "Rambos" began using shotguns and semiautomatic rifles, igniting ...
Social Sciences
Sep 27, 2012
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People accessing the power of prayer online rather than visiting a church are much more likely to pray for themselves rather than someone they know.
Social Sciences
May 9, 2012
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When it comes to being generous with time and money, Americans who are not Mormons can learn from Americans who are.
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2012
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The hacking group Anonymous took down several Vatican websites on Wednesday, saying it was targeting the "corrupt" Catholic Church, a day after a high-profile bust of the group's alleged leaders.
Internet
Mar 7, 2012
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Friendships forged at church seem to play a major role in people's religious activities and beliefs — even when it comes to their views about how exclusive heaven is, according to a national study by a Baylor University ...
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2012
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Passersby who stopped to answer surveys taken next to churches in the Netherlands and England reported themselves as more politically conservative and more negative toward non-Christians than did people questioned within ...
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2012
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Scientists studying a unique collection of human skulls have shown that changes to the skull shape thought to have occurred independently through separate evolutionary events may have actually precipitated each other.
Archaeology
Dec 20, 2011
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Consumers hold churches and pharmaceutical companies to different moral standards than other organizations, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2011
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A new, unprecedented national survey of African American Catholics by University of Notre Dame researchers reveals several significant insights into individual religious engagement and identifies several notable demographic ...
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2011
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