The researchers describe a sequence in how religious life tends to decline across generations. First, participation in worship services drops. Next, people report that religion becomes less important in their lives. Finally, formal religious affiliation declines. They refer to this as the Participation–Importance–Belonging, or P-I-B, sequence. (Teixeira, Religion News Service)
Read MoreReligious leaders have worked in recent months with specialists to install bulletproof film on windows, reinforce doors, erect fences and bollards in parking lots, and set up surveillance systems designed to detect potential threats during services. (Hawkins, The Washington Post)
Read MoreMullally, 63, a former chief nursing officer for England, will face serious challenges including divisions over the treatment of women and LGBTQ people. She will also have to confront concerns that church leaders haven’t done enough to stamp out the sexual abuse scandals that have dogged the church for more than a decade. (Krika & Melley, AP News)
Read MoreWhile Halloween enthusiasts tend to start planning their costumes well in advance, for everyone else, now is the time to start thinking about what you’ll be wearing on All Hallows Eve. (Derwin, Reader’s Digest)
Read MoreHollywood has a new "hopeful" by the name of Tilly Norwood — not a human actor, but rather a synthetic creation made with AI. The brunette with the Margot Robbie smile has so far made only brief public appearances — and only on social media. (Veltman, NPR)
Read More[Q]uietly, over the past three years, babies have been conceived — and at least 20 of them have been born — through clinical trials that involve automation with little to no human intervention. (Dwoskin & Murphy, The Washington Post)
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