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Yonat Shimron

Yonat Shimron is a reporter for the Religion News Service.

Young evangelicals are leaving church. LGBTQ bias may be driving them away.

As white evangelical denominations double down on their opposition to equality, many younger evangelicals, gay and straight, are voting with their feet.

Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic foster-care agency, handing another win to religious rights

The justices once again showed they were receptive to claims by religious groups, in this case, Catholic Social Services, which refuses to work with same-sex couples.

Poll: 4 in 10 US Christians plan to attend in-person Easter services

Americans are growing more confident they can attend in-person religious services, but many still want restrictions such as social distancing and masking.

Some Baptist pastors are calling Kamala Harris ‘Jezebel.’ What do they mean?

Southern Baptist pastors are sharply critical of Vice President Kamala Harris. Now some are taking their insults to biblical proportions.

Survey: Americans most likely to say pandemic has boosted their faith

Nearly half of white evangelicals in the U.S. (49%) said their faith grew stronger due to the coronavirus outbreak — more than any other group, according to a new Pew Research survey.

Poor People’s Campaign mourns 250K COVID deaths, calls for stimulus relief

The Poor People’s Campaign, jointly led by the Rev. William J. Barber II and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, doesn’t want America to forget these COVID-19 victims.

Exit polls show few changes in the religious vote

Exit polls conducted with voters by Edison Research for the National Election Pool and by AP VoteCast show that white evangelicals and Catholics changed their minds very little from 2016.

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