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Religion Unplugged

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religionunplugged.com > news > karl-marx-right-about-religion-the-human-brain-has-entered-the-debate

Was Marx Right About Religion?: The Human Brain Has Entered the Debate

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (541+ words) (ANALYSIS) In 1843, Karl Marx called religion “the opium of the people.” He framed faith as a cheap chemical cheat code used by the ruling class to keep peasants from running riot. Marx envisioned a future in which human beings would…...

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religionunplugged.com > news > 2026 > 9 > 1 > vance-faith-memoir-evidences-americas-invigorated-public-christianity

Vance’s Faith Memoir Evidences America’s ‘Invigorated Public Christianity’

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (831+ words) NASHVILLE — Little over a decade ago, J.D. Vance was an atheist Yale Law School graduate obsessed with pursuing achievement in private life. Today he is a United States vice president who professes faith in Christ and rejects upward mobility as…...

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religionunplugged.com > news > 2026 > 8 > 31 > pastors-wary-of-ai-interpreting-scripture-but-still-use-technology-study-finds

Most Pastors Wary Of AI To Interpret Scripture, But Still Use Technology

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (411+ words) Protestant pastors register the greatest distrust in artificial intelligence interpreting “contested” Scriptures, Barna said in its latest State of the Church release in partnership with Gloo, but few pastors would abandon the technology altogether. Only 5 percent of pastors reject AI…...

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religionunplugged.com > news > 2026 > 8 > 21 > crossroads-podcast-the-mystery-of-the-missing-nuns

Crossroads Podcast: Why Are There So Few Nuns These Days?

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (982+ words) About 25 years ago, I wrote two “On Religion” columns examining the Church of Rome’s priest shortage — through the eyes of faithful mothers, with the help of a priest who had led a seminary. The headline: “Fathers, mothers & Catholic sons.” The…...

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religionunplugged.com > news > 2026 > 8 > 21 > blessed-stanley-francis-rother-martyr-documentary

📽️ ‘American Martyr’: Slain Priest’s Canonization Cause Hits The Big Screen 🔌

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (991+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY — María Ruiz Scaperlanda is looking for a miracle. More specifically, she’s seeking a miracle that can be attributed — and authenticated — to the intercession of Blessed Stanley Francis Rother. That’s the final step for Rother — the first person born…...

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religionunplugged.com > news > 2026 > 8 > 18 > pastors-and-churchgoers-say-their-congregation-is-multigenerational

Pastors And Churchgoers Say Their Congregation Is Multigenerational

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (544+ words) When pastors look out from the pulpit and congregants glance around the pews, most say they see a church with people from across the generations. Almost 4 in 5 pastors (78%) and 9 in 10 churchgoers (91%) believe their church is multigenerational, with a good number…...

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religionunplugged.com > news > 2026 > 8 > 18 > which-racial-group-is-the-most-religious

Belief And Belonging: Which US Racial Group Is The Most Religious?

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (161+ words) Religion in the United States “works” differently for Asian Americans compared to African Americans. The average white American doesn’t think about religion the same way, or practice their faith in the same patterns, as Hispanic Americans. Race is a central…...