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The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide. Why it matters: The great unchurching of America comes as identity and reality are increasingly shaped by non-institutional spiritual sources — YouTube mystics, TikTok tarot, digital skeptics, folk saints and…

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A Wednesday evening memorial service at a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Salt Lake City was shattered by gunfire, leaving two people dead and at least six others wounded in a scene that has shaken both the local community and the broader faith community. Salt Lake City police said the shooting took place outside the Church…

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Street preachers who were arrested and issued citations outside a Dallas Mavericks game are seeking legal action. A video shows members of the Dallas Police Department speaking with Landon Thurman and other members of his ministry, Testimonies of God, while they were preaching outside American Airlines Center before a Dallas Mavericks game on December 18.…

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2026 is on its way, but for those watching ESPN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast, it seemed to start out on an awkward note. Sports Center broadcaster Scott Van Pelt watched footage of couples ringing in the new year by locking lips. “Yeah… Live makeouts on SportsCenter. Get into it,” he said as men and women…

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