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Megachurches embracing ethnic small groups and multicultural services

October 1, 2015 by Richard Cimino

A segment of megachurches are experimenting with ethnically homogenous small groups as a way to actually grow more diversity on the wider congregational level, reports Christianity Today magazine (September). These churches combine maximal inclusiveness in major Sunday worship services with smaller groups meeting during the week to allow members of various ethnic groups to worship […]

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Current Research: October 2015

October 1, 2015 by Richard Cimino

01: The growing secularization of the American elite classes may be evident in the fact that there are more atheists and agnostics entering Harvard than Protestants and Catholics, according to a new survey. Writing in the Washington Post (Sept. 9), Sarah Pulliam Bailey cites the Harvard Crimson poll of the university’s class of 2019, showing […]

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Burgeoning house church movement in Cuba built on socialist values?

October 1, 2015 by Richard Cimino

The growing Protestant house church movement in Cuba promotes a social ethic that is friendlier to the Cuban socialism than might be expected, writes Rose T. Caraway in the Journal of Religion & Society (Vol. 17). The number of Protestant house churches in Cuba has grown rapidly; a 2013 report from the U.S. State Department […]

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European churches conflicted on migrant crisis

October 1, 2015 by Richard Cimino

Churches in Europe are being pulled in conflicting directions as they respond to the hundreds of thousands of people seeking asylum from war and persecution on the continent, according to The Economist (Sept. 6). The magazine reports that, “On one hand, European churches and religious charities have played a prominent role in supporting migrants and […]

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Islamic State drawing on Balkans’ instability and homegrown extremism

October 1, 2015 by Jean-François Mayer

The instability of the Balkan countries, the growth of Salafi Islam and their proximity to Western Europe has made this region an important target in the strategy of the Islamic State, according to the Terrorism Monitor (Oct. 2), a newsletter published by the Jamestown Foundation. During the past two years, over 1,000 foreign fighters from […]

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Militant Buddhism gains political clout in Myanmar

October 1, 2015 by Richard Cimino

Anti-Muslim Buddhists are entering the political mainstream of Myanmar (Burma), according to a report in Reuters (Sept. 1). The Buddhist group the Committee for the Protection of Race and Religion, headed by 77-year-old Buddhist abbot Ashin Tilawkar Biwonsa (Ma Ba Tha), passed four bills by Parliament and signed them into law. Critics say the new […]

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Syrian Orthodox Christians caught between government and rebellion support secular regime

October 1, 2015 by Richard Cimino

Across denominations, Orthodox Christians in Syria tend to be supportive of the Assad regime, since it is seen as protective of non-Muslim minorities, writes Christoph Leonhardt in the journal Ostkirchliche Studien (63/2). More than loyalty to the regime itself, the rejection of opposition groups makes these churches supportive of the status quo, he adds. The […]

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Samaritans continue to struggle for survival

October 1, 2015 by Jean-François Mayer

A tiny remnant of an old community, Samaritans are now reduced to some 780 souls, as they find their greatest challenge in finding ways to marry while keeping their religion, writes Ahmad Melhem in Al Monitor (Sept. 20). Of those 780 Samaritans, 380 live in Gerizim (in the northern West Bank), near the mount that […]

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China and the Vatican keep the dialogue going

October 1, 2015 by Jean-François Mayer

While the negotiations are shrouded in secrecy, Pope Francis recently confirmed that contacts and discussions between the People’s Republic of China and the Holy See continue—and Beijing didn’t deny it, reports Eglise d’Asie news service (Sept. 29). The statement by the pope took place on the flight bringing him back from Philadelphia to Rome. He […]

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Findings & Footnotes: October 2015

October 1, 2015 by Richard Cimino

01: The social science magazine Society devotes much of its October/November issue to the topic of “the religious and the secular in medicine and health.” The articles cover a wide range of relevant subjects, including the use of spirituality in hospital treatment and bioethics. Candy Gunther Brown looks at the growth of integrative medicine, which […]

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