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03-05-2022 kslmadmin
RELIGION HEADLINES MON 11-2
(SRN NEWS)-
( ) A new report from the Pew Research Center is challenging claims of a religious revival in the U.S. The study found religious practice has remained relatively stable since 2020, despite mixed trends among young adults. Researchers found 34 percent of adults attended religious services in the past month, while 45 percent attended or watched services online. Young adults born between 2004 and 2008 reported relatively high religious attendance, while those born between 2000 and 2003 were among the least religious Americans. The report also found the youngest men reported greater religious observance than the youngest women.
( ) A historic Jewish religious school in Belarus is reopening for the first time since World War Two. The Radin Yeshiva was founded in 1869 by Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan. The school closed during the war after Soviet authorities seized the building, which was later converted into a theater. About 100 rabbis from around the world attended a reopening ceremony recently after a year of restoration work on the building. Organizers hope the restored school will revive Jewish religious education and reconnect communities in Belarus with their heritage following decades of Nazi persecution and Soviet suppression.
( ) The United Methodist Church is preparing to hold its General Conference in two countries for the first time. Church officials say the 2028 gathering will take place simultaneously in Minneapolis and in Harare (huh-RAH-ree), Zimbabwe. The move aims to accommodate African delegates facing visa and travel difficulties entering the U.S. The denomination has seen significant growth in Africa while membership and congregations in this country have declined. The historic arrangement comes amid theological divisions between American and African Methodists over gay marriage and homosexual ordination.
( ) A Christian family is suing Vermont education officials over restrictions on public tuition assistance for religious schools. The lawsuit argues that a 2025 state law discriminates against religious schools and violates First Amendment protections. The new requirements reportedly disqualified all 12 previously funded religious schools. The family filed the lawsuit after their daughter was denied tuition assistance while attending a Catholic high school in Rutland. The case follows a 2022 Supreme Court ruling that barred Maine from excluding religious schools from a similar tuition program solely because of their religious status.
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