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The United Church of Christ Is Running Out of People—and Pastors
Why Long-Term Decline Is Now Creating a Clergy and Congregational Crisis
Mar 12
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Ryan Burge
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The Afterlife Isn’t Going Away
Souls, heaven, hell, and the persistence of religious belief
Mar 9
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Ryan Burge
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The Moral Reasoning Gap in American Christianity
How education, church attendance, and tradition shape whether Christians rely on faith or science
Mar 5
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Ryan Burge
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Do People Think About Meaning and Purpose All the Time?
Why Americans Keep Thinking About Purpose—and How Religion Fits In
Mar 2
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Ryan Burge
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February 2026
Who is Telling the Truth About American Religion?
Navigating the (sometimes) massive gap between the "gold standard" surveys and the online panels.
Feb 26
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Ryan Burge
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Creationism Isn’t as Common as You Think
What Pew data reveal about age, gender, religion, and politics
Feb 23
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Ryan Burge
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Religion as a Cultural Identity (Part 2): The Surprising Reality of “Cultural Judaism”
Maybe there are three types of Jews
Feb 19
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Ryan Burge
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Those Non-Denoms are Just Southern Baptists, Right?
How Non-Denominational Christians Compare to America’s Largest Christian Traditions
Feb 16
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Ryan Burge
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The People Streaming Church Aren’t Who You Think
Education, income, and the hidden class pattern in religious attendance
Feb 12
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Ryan Burge
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Everyone Lies About Voting (Even the Religious)
A deep dive into the massive gap between who says they voted and who actually showed up in 2024.
Feb 9
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Ryan Burge
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Cultural Jews and Cultural Catholics?
Who Belongs Without Believing?
Feb 5
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Ryan Burge
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Why Religion, Not Income, Predicts the American Vote
Inside the data that shows socioeconomic status barely matters once you know someone’s religious tradition.
Feb 2
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Ryan Burge
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