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The survey of 6,485 U.S. adults polled online in September...

Survey: Americans think bad things just happen; God is not responsible

by: Yonat Shimron Nov. 23, 2021 (RNS) — Few Americans blame God when bad things happen in their lives, according to a new Pew Research Center survey that looks atRead More

The novel coronavirus pandemic strikes at the heart of human behavior...

A conversation with Father James Martin: ‘Why did God let this happen?’

Rev. James Martin
by: Bob SmietanaApril 6, 2020 (RNS) — It’s one of the oldest theological questions of the ages: How does an all-powerful God permit suffering? The novel coronavirus pandemic strikes atRead More

I heard both grief and hope in their voices.

Opinion: Don’t romanticize suffering following the Aurora mass shooting

by: Jamie D. Aten, WHEATON, Ill. (RNS) — Saturday night, the day after the shooting at a factory that killed five people, I was asked to offer the closing prayerRead More