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Ross Douthat on Why We Should All Be Religious

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 18

Check out more from @shadihamid.bsky.social , over at the Wisdom of Crowds podcast. Including this recent episode featuring Ross Douthat titled “Ross Douthat on Why We Should All Be Religious”

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Podcast Episode · Wisdom of Crowds · 04/04/2025 · 49m

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Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 17

Our weekend listen, @shadihamid.bsky.social, Molly Roberts and @drewlgoins.bsky.social cover some of the latest religion data on Opinion Impromptu. This episode titled, “Why Religious People are Happier” t.co/jlLs1ZYLmS

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Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 14

@yonat.bsky.social of @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy on the National Survey of Religious Leaders wondering how a pastors relationship with their congregation in a specific moment might impact their responses. This clip from our recent Faith Angle Miami m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0P-...

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 14

From our recent Faith Angle Miami Mark Chaves reveals that the data show clergy well being indicators are not as bad as reported with the exception of Mainline clergy youtu.be/N0P-B9Knhbg?...

Emma Green and Eboo Patel: What's Next for DEI? | Faith Angle

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 13

Emma Green, journalist @newyorker.com and Eboo Patel, founder of @interfaithamerica.bsky.social , discuss the genesis of DEI, where it went wrong, and what might replace it in our search to create a flourishing multicultural society.

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To comply with a flurry of Executive Orders issued in January, many colleges throughout the country have been renaming, restructuring, or altogether eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion progra...

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Pope Leo XIV urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 12

Before 6,000 journalists, Pope Leo XIV today:

“The church recognises in these witnesses — I am thinking of those who report on war even at the cost of their lives — the courage of those who defend dignity, justice and the right of people to be informed”

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Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the “precious gift of free speech and the press.”

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Pope Leo calls for freedom of journos jailed who ‘report the truth’

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 12

Elise Ann Allen with excellent reporting of Pope Leo XIV speaking to journalists voicing ‘“the church’s solidarity with journalists ‘who are imprisoned for seeking to report the truth,” and, “for the release of these imprisoned journalists.”’ cruxnow.com/vatican/2025...

In a speech to members of the international media Monday, Pope Leo XIV called for a rhetoric of peace over words of anger or ideology, and issued an appeal for the freedom of journalist imprisoned for...

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Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 12

Touching piece from Julie Bosman of @nytimes.com on the late Mildred Prevost, mother of Pope Leo XIV www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...

The Mother Whose Catholic Faith Inspired the Future Pope

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Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 9

John L. Allen Jr. from an earlier Faith Angle Europe on the role of the curia within the Papacy. vimeo.com/301232401?sh...

The Catholic Church in Crisis: Abuse, Canon Law, and Reform Prospects

This is "The Catholic Church in Crisis: Abuse, Canon Law, and Reform Prospects" by Ethics and Public Policy Center on Vimeo, the home for high quality…

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Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 9

From an earlier Faith Angle Europe, John L. Allen Jr. on The Catholic Church in Crisis: Abuse, Canon Law, and Reform Prospects vimeo.com/301232401?sh...

The Catholic Church in Crisis: Abuse, Canon Law, and Reform Prospects

This is "The Catholic Church in Crisis: Abuse, Canon Law, and Reform Prospects" by Ethics and Public Policy Center on Vimeo, the home for high quality…

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Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 9

NEW EPISODE: Emma Green & Eboo Patel weigh in on "What Comes After DEI?"

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Emma Green and Eboo Patel: What's Next for DEI? | Faith Angle

To comply with a flurry of Executive Orders issued in January, many colleges throughout the country have been renaming, restructuring, or altogether eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion progra...

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Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 9

Official Bio for Pop Leo XIV the first American Pope www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Biography of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost - Vatican News

Prior to his election as Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. Here is the biography of the 267th ...

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Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 8

So what happens next?

A good summary between white smoke and the announcement to the world. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

The election of a Pope: From white smoke to ‘Habemus Papam’ - Vatican News

We offer a detailed look at what happens inside the Sistine Chapel in the moments before the appearance of the white smoke, and what takes place prior ...

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Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 6

Mark Chaves covers how certain religious beliefs by clerics differ around dire medical news from our recent Faith Angle Miami m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0P-...

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 6

@yonat.bsky.social reviews the data from the National Survey of Religious Leaders and highlights the differences in political views between Mainline and evangelical clerics.
From a recent Faith Angle Miami. m.youtube.com/watch?t=2840...

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 6

What about the attitude of clerics towards mental health? Do clerics refer people to mental health services? Mark Chaves with the data driven details from our recent Faith Angle Miami m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0P-...

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 5

50% of Mainline Protestant clerics report being more liberal than their congregations. Mark Chaves with the details from our recent Faith Angle Miami m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0P-...

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 5

Evangelical clerics agree that the climate is changing but differ on the severity and importance in ways that stand out from their religious peers. Mark Chaves with the data, from our recent Faith Angle Miami m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0P-...

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 5

How are clerics compensated? Are they more unhappy than other professions? Mark Chaves with some surprising data driven conclusions. From our recent Faith Angle Miami youtu.be/N0P-B9Knhbg?...

Colleges around the country, in the face of legal and political backlash to their diversity programs, are pivoting to an alternative framework known as pluralism, Emma Green reports.

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 4

Our weekend read comes from Emma Green on “What Comes After DEI?”

Features Eboo Patel

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What Comes After D.E.I.?

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Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 2

Alan Cooperman in a compelling exchange with Christian Smith on pro social behavior on how you might measure pro social behavior as it relates to religion youtu.be/l_7POAn4BNk?...

Faith Angle Forum: Why Religion Became Obsolete

Faith Angle Forum: Why Religion Became Obsolete

Faith Angle Forum @faithangleforum.bsky.social · May 2

Christian Smith on why he thinks religion has become obsolete and his take on theories of secularism at our recent Faith Angle Miami youtu.be/l_7POAn4BNk?...