Demography
Guest Commentary: Competition and the American Religious Marketplace
By Rodney Stark and Gary Tobin
Copyright 2008 Religion News Servce. Used by Permission.
March 2008
A recent report by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found 44 percent of American adults have switched away from the religious affiliation in which they were raised. Cause for concern? Maybe, maybe not.
One of the report's major findings is that Catholics and mainline Protestant denominations are the big losers, while evangelical and non-denominational Protestants are the big winners. ...more
Amid grumbling, UJC may get out of population survey business
j.
January 5, 2007
At this point, even the Warren Commission probably wouldn't buy the National Jewish Population Survey's numbers.
The United Jewish Communities-sponsored 2000-2001 NJPS, the largest and most expensive survey of American Jews yet, raised eyebrows when it found only 5.2 million Jews in the United States, a drop of 300,000 from the UJC's 1990 tally. ...more
Americans Seek Connection to God Without Religion
PR WEB
June 16, 2005
Sankara Saranam's book is about establishing a personal relationship with God, unhindered by dogma, creed, or ritual. The ultimate goal is to spread peace and understanding.
Is religion gaining ground in America, or are people simply looking harder for answers? Religion and spirituality books are selling strongly, while the number of Americans not identified with a religion is rising. It appears that more and more people are seeking God on their own rather than through established belief systems...more
Nation's Unchurched Doubled in Decade, Poll Finds
LA Times
K. Connie Kang, Times Staff Writer
October 30, 2004
The proportion of Americans who say they have no religious affiliation doubled over the last decade and now stands at 16% of the population, according to a new study on religious identity...more
Will Voters' Religious Devotion Factor Heavily on Election Day?
San Diego Union-Tribune
Sandi Dolbee, Religion & Ethics Editor
October 12, 2004
In an election year dance that has seen Roman Catholics swaying toward the GOP and Muslims stepping to the Democratic ticket, pollsters are scrambling to keep up with the choreography...more
Report: Religion in U.S. on the decline
United Press International
San Francisco, CA
September 22, 2004
A new survey by the Institute for Jewish and Community Research concludes that religious identity in the United States has declined over the past decade...more
Archives:
Apr. 20, 2003 - Jewish Week
Surprise!
U.S. Jewry May Be Growing
On the eve of a much-anticipated national Jewish population survey, a
leading demographer has found that there are 18 percent more
Jews in
America than earlier reports have stated...more
Mar. 15, 2003 - Washington Post
Jewish
Organizations Worried About Backlash for Iraq War
American Jewish organizations, deeply divided over the wisdom
of invading Iraq, are increasingly worried about an anti-Semitic backlash
blaming Jewish officials in the Bush administration for any U.S. casualties...more
Jan.21, 2003 -Washington Post
Values
Survey Finds Odd Bedfellows
Atheists, Muslims and Mormons led the list of groups viewed by Americans
as the least like themselves in terms of basic beliefs and values, according
to a national survey by the Institute for Jewish & Community Research...more
Jan.19, 2003 -Washington Post
The
Sick Economy
Watch out: Whenever Federal Reserve Board
Chairman Alan Greenspan does his part to help jump-start
a sluggish U.S. economy, it just might kill you...more
Jan.17, 2003 -Foward Staff
Brothers'
Judaism Swings to an East African Beat
Having a tough time finding a good Jewish day school for your kids? Have
you considered Semei Kakungulu School outside Mbale, Uganda?...more
Jan.17, 2003 -Jewish Week
New
Fears Cloud Run By Lieberman
As Sen. Joseph Lieberman begins his run for the Democratic nomination
for president, concern surfaced this week that with so many critical
world events tied to U.S. policy in the Middle East, 2004 may not be
as opportune a time for a breakthrough Jewish candidacy as 2000...more
Jan.17, 2003 -Philadelphia Inquirer
Survey
gauges anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism is widespread among America's young adults, with a fourth
believing Jews control the media and Wall Street, according to a survey
released this week by a Jewish research group...more
Dec. 12, 2002 - San Francisco Chronicle
Alternative
religions really do thrive in Marin Survey finds faiths,
practices far more diverse than U.S. as a whole
The Good Book is old hat in Marin County, where the teachings of Gautama
Buddha and a host of New Age spiritualists are beginning to eclipse the
Bible as the most prevalent guidebook for a better life...more
Nov. 10, 2002 - Marin Independent Journal
New
study tracks spirituality and religion in Marin
Marin residents are less likely to go to church than their counterparts
nationwide, but are far from spiritually disenfranchised, according to
a study by a San Francisco-based religious think tank...more
Oct. 9, 2002 - LA Times
A
Clouded View of U.S. Jews: Religion - One study finds numbers
falling; another finds growth. The results raise divisive
questions.
For more than a decade, the American Jewish
community has poured millions of dollars and thousands of
hours into programs driven by a single fear--the prospect
that the country's Jewish population is dwindling away...more
Oct. 9, 2002 - NY Times
Survey
of U.S. Jews Sees a Dip; Others Demur
A major survey released yesterday estimated the Jewish population in
the United States at 5.2 million, a decline of 300,000 from 10 years
earlier...more
Oct. 4, 2002 - The Forward
American
Jews Stand Up To Be Counted
Counting Jews, whether for demographic research or for communal policy
planning, is a difficult task. Ours is a highly dispersed community..more
Sept. 24, 2002 - JTA
Jewish
population undercounted? New study launches a new debate
There are 600,000 more American Jews than previously believed, because
the U.S. Jewish population has been underestimated for years, according
to a new study...more
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