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Commentary: Religious revolution is happening online (and that's not a bad thing)

Religion / Religious News /

The most important religious revolution of our time isn’t happening in mosques or churches. It’s happening on screens.

For millions of young Muslims around the world, the spiritual life that once flowed through the mosque is now being livestreamed from a bedroom, uploaded to YouTube and shared on TikTok. Twitch preachers, Instagram sheikhs,...Read more

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Decades after the hit horror film, demand for exorcists on the rise

Religion / Religious News /

BALTIMORE — She levitates above her chair. An old man hurls a priest across the room. A young woman speaks full paragraphs in Bulgarian, a language she’s never studied. A man’s skin blisters at the sight of a crucifix.

In interviews with The Baltimore Sun, exorcists claimed these are not movie scenes but moments they’ve witnessed ...Read more

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Less than half of Americans say they'd go to heaven if rapture occurs, poll finds

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If the rapture were to occur, many Americans say they’d be left behind, according to new polling.

In the latest YouGov survey, less than half of respondents expressed confidence they would ascend to heaven in such an end-of-days scenario.

However, majorities of several demographics — including Republicans, Southerners and adults over 65 �...Read more