Religion News

Posted March 10, 2010:

• Students' Perceptions of Earth's Age Influence Acceptance of Human Evolution

Posted March 9, 2010:

• Divine Intervention? New Research Looks at Beliefs About God's Influence in Everyday Life

Posted February 24, 2010:

• Liberals and Atheists Smarter? Intelligent People Have Values Novel in Human Evolutionary History, Study Finds

Posted February 8, 2010:

• Morality Research Sheds Light on the Origins of Religion

Posted January 27, 2010:

• Prayer Increases Forgiveness, Study Shows

Posted December 7, 2009:

• Web Searches for Religious Topics on the Rise

Posted November 17, 2009:

• Coed College Housing Connected to Frequent Binge Drinking

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Sociologist Looks At Pediatric Physicians' Views On Religion, Spirituality

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Experts Offer Strategies For Working With Immigrant Victims Of Violence

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Religion And Medicine: Sometimes A Healing Prescription

Posted October 25, 2009:

• Evolutionary Past May Determine How We Choose Leaders

Posted October 11, 2009:

• Scientists Identify Common HPV Genotypes In Northern India, Encourage Vaccination

Posted September 16, 2009:

• Teenage Birth Rates Higher In More Religious States

Posted September 14, 2009:

• Trust Your Gut? Study Explores Religion, Morality And Trust In Authority

Posted September 8, 2009:

• War, Genocide 'Difficult Knowledge' To Teach Younger Students

Posted August 31, 2009:

• No Such Thing As Ethnic Groups, Genetically Speaking, Researchers Say

Posted August 12, 2009:

• Public Relations Pros Are Good Ethical Thinkers, Study Finds

Posted August 10, 2009:

• Growth In Number Of Americans Citing No Religion May Be Slower Than Previously Reported

Posted August 5, 2009:

• Health-Care Reform Must Respect Patient Autonomy, Experts Urge

Posted June 25, 2009:

• Patriotic Music May Close Minds, Children's Music May Open Them

Posted June 1, 2009:

• Young Unwed Women Who Graduated From Private Religious Schools More Likely To Obtain Abortions

Posted April 6, 2009:

• Sun Dial Uses Mobile Phones To Alert Muslims To Prayer

Posted April 1, 2009:

• Health Undervalued In Reproductive Rights Debate

Posted March 25, 2009:

• Therapists Still Offering Treatments For Homosexuality Despite Lack Of Evidence

Posted March 17, 2009:

• Link Between Religious Coping And Aggressive Treatment In Terminally Ill Cancer Patients

Posted February 18, 2009:

• Collective Religious Rituals, Not Religious Devotion, Spur Support For Suicide Attacks

Posted February 13, 2009:

• Aid Organizations Play 'Follow The Leader:' Kenya, Uganda, Sri Lanka Receive Up To 20 Times More Per Person Than Yemen

Posted December 31, 2008:

• Religion May Have Evolved Because Of Its Ability To Help People Exercise Self-Control

Posted December 17, 2008:

• Selflessness -- Core Of All Major World Religions -- Has Neuropsychological Connection

Posted December 8, 2008:

• Sexual Abuse: Faith Can Silence Victims Or Provide Solace

Posted December 7, 2008:

• For Nanotechnology, Religion In U.S. Dictates A Wary View

Posted December 4, 2008:

• A Book Of Common Prayers
• Past Religious Diversity And Intolerance Have Profound Impact On Genetics Of Iberian People

Posted November 27, 2008:

• During The Boxing Day Tsunami, The Local Population In Sri Lanka Was Pushed Aside By Foreign Aid Workers, Study Suggests

Posted November 19, 2008:

• Attending Religious Services Sharply Cuts Risk Of Death, Study Suggests
• Extensive Use Of Illicit Alcohol Found

Posted November 17, 2008:

• Study Investigates Ethnic Disparities In Treatment Of Trauma Patients

Posted October 31, 2008:

• Does Your Personality Influence Who You Vote For?

Posted October 27, 2008:

• Does Religion Make A Difference In Politics?

Posted October 10, 2008:

• Religiosity Curbs Teen Marijuana Use By Half, National Study Finds

Posted October 2, 2008:

• Religion Makes People Helpful And Generous -- Under Certain Conditions

Posted September 24, 2008:

• Political Conservatives Fear Chaos; Liberals Fear Emptiness

Posted September 23, 2008:

• Republican And Democratic Values Compared

Posted September 22, 2008:

• Sexism Pays: Men Who Hold Traditional Views Of Women Earn More Than Men Who Don't, Study Shows

Posted September 17, 2008:

• Homosexuals' Negative Feelings About Sexuality Predict Poor Mental And Sexual Health

Posted September 10, 2008:

• Researcher Begins Study Of Osama Bin Laden Audio Tapes

Posted September 9, 2008:

• Anthropologists Develop New Approach To Explain Religious Behavior

Posted September 4, 2008:

• Older Vietnamese Report More Mental Health Problems
• New Stem Cell Screening Tool Takes Adult Stem Cell Research To New Level

Posted September 3, 2008:

• Participating In Religion May Make Adolescents From Certain Races More Depressed

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