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Hindu priest brutally attacked near Queens temple
GLEN OAKS, Queens — Just one day after being released from the hospital, Hindu priest, Swami Ji Harish Chander Puri shows PIX11’s Jennifer Bisram his bruises and abrasions all over his body, including his face.
“I’m in a little pain,” he said from...
🔊 Listen Now: Church And Clergy Have Fallen Out Of Favor, New Polls Show
Religion on NPR One | 2:53
Niche publishing that saves students money
The University Libraries’ Partnership for Affordable Content provides real savings for students, has helped some professors publish their own course materials, and results in more relevant course materials. “I will say I feel a lot better about what...
“In the Lord’s Hands”: Divine Healing and Embodiment in a Fundamentalist Christian Church | Sociology of Religion | Oxford Academic
At Full Truth Calvary Church, members reject modern medicine, avoid prescription glasses, and even refuse to wear seatbelts, choosing instead to pray for healing and protection from God. Using three years of ethnographic data from Full Truth, I show...
Senator Klobuchar’s Plan for Seniors - Amy for America
Tackling Alzheimer’s, Enhancing Health Care and Retirement Security, and Reducing Prescription Drug Costs
Why On Earth Are So Many Millennials Becoming Nuns?
A toxic, unstable world. Hideous men. Pressure to be perfect at all times. Any of this sound familiar?
How millennials replaced religion with astrology and crystals
As people sour on the religious beliefs they grew up with, a new generation is embracing astrology apps, tarot cards, crystals and other spiritual practices.
When Do Americans Retire?
A new AP survey finds almost a quarter of Americans say they'll never retire. For some, that's by choice. For others, it's an economic necessity.
This 5-Word Phrase Has Become a Mantra for Slashing College Budgets
In explaining historic cuts, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Alaska’s universities can’t be “all things for all people.” He’s only the latest to use that message.
The Evolution of Morality Policy Debate: Moralization and Demoralization : The Forum
AbstractScholars of morality policy have built an extensive literature surrounding these issues, which often are associated with unusual political behavior. Early studies aimed at explaining this behavior but avoided defining a “morality policy”...
The Stakes of Symbolic Boundaries
(2019). The Stakes of Symbolic Boundaries. The Sociological Quarterly. Ahead of Print.
Penny Edgell
Why do #symbolicboundaries matter? New research with UMN grad student partners shows that those who want to preserve a white, Christian cultural heritage are both less tolerant and more prejudiced tandfonline.com/eprint/3IAyrIc…
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A Recent Local Controversy Reveals the Theocratic Heart of 'Project Blitz' - Rewire.News - Religion Dispatches
The Christian nationalist intentions of Project Blitz have also received much attention, but a remarkable episode in Minnesota this past state legislative session may be a harbinger of a more profoundly theocratic politics on the horizon.
UMN Statistics on LinkedIn: "Skill Development Opportunities for R Users The open source data-analysis tool known as R is quickly becoming a leading programming language across the globe. Whether you are just beginning to utilize this tool or consider you
June 24, 2019: UMN Statistics posted an article on LinkedIn
What is a Black Protestant? Why Are They Their Own Category?
By Ryan P. Burge and Paul A. Djupe Twitter is a lot of fun. We get a lot of critiques. The sample is too small, they don’t like the way we visualized something, God doesn’t exist. All kinds of good…