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Surprises within latest data on decline of US Religion

December 20, 2021 by Dave
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Latest survey data from Pew reveals sharp decline in religion in the US along with a few other surprises. 29% now identify as “not-religious”

Categories poll, religion, society Tags 2021, decline, pew, religious landscape Leave a comment

Religious Persecution Today – Being the enemy of the state

June 17, 2024December 8, 2021 by Dave
Religious Persecution - The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer, by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1883)

Because you hold a specific religious belief, you are deemed to be an enemy of the state and will go to jail until you recant. That would never happen today? Except it does. There are 41 countries that ban a specific religious group by law. Details are available via a Pew survey dated Nov 15, … Read more

Categories religion, society Tags discrimination, religion, tolerance 2 Comments

After 52 years of searching, the Feds catch bank robber

December 23, 2023December 3, 2021 by Dave
Theodore John Conrad

52 years ago, 20 year old Theodore John Conrad pulled off the biggest bank robbery ever seen in Cleveland. Last month they finally found him.

Categories People, society Tags bank, most wanted, robbery, Theodore John Conrad, Thomas Randele Leave a comment

Satanic Activity promoted by Marketing Genius

November 10, 2021 by Dave
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Restaurant owner takes bizarre one-star Google review that claimed “satanic activity” and turned it into a t-shirt that he now sells.

Categories Humor, religion, society, weird Tags funny, Marketing, Satanic, weird Leave a comment

Top 4 Evangelical findings from 2021 PRRI American Values Survey

November 8, 2021 by Dave
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I’ve pulled out four key insights from the new PRRI survey. One demographic really stands out, but not in a good way – the Evangelicals.

Categories fundamentalists, poll, religion, society Tags American Values Survey, evangelicals, poll, PRRI Leave a comment

Those that Believe Weird COVID Conspiracy Claims more likely to get COVID

November 4, 2021 by Dave
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A recently published study verifies that embracing one or more of the bizarre COVID Conspiracy beliefs leads to many negative life outcomes.

Categories Health, news, psychology, science, society Tags beliefs, conspiracy, covid, psychology Leave a comment
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