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Cathy Lynn Grossman

Cathy Lynn Grossman is a senior national correspondent for Religion News Service, specializing in stories drawn from research and statistics on religion, spirituality and ethics, and manager for social media.

Primaries: 5 faith facts about South Carolina and Nevada

The upcoming South Carolina and Nevada nominating contests are expected to shake up the 2016 presidential race again.

NFL violence and high school prayers OK with fans

For all the headlines about football violence, concussions and player injuries, watching football is not a “guilty pleasure” for many Americans. It’s just a pleasure, a new survey finds.

Voters warm to candidates who are not religious

A contender’s lack of strong faith is not the deal breaker it once was for voters, according to a survey released Wednesday (Jan. 27).

Sports gambling gets a moral pass from most Americans

With NFL conference championship games set for Sunday (Jan. 24) and millions of Americans poised to bet money on their fantasy rosters, a new survey finds most have no moral issue with sports gambling.

Conflict and burnout among top reasons pastors quit

Many evangelical pastors who quit before retirement age found “another calling” either off the pulpit or out of ministry altogether. But many also say they were driven away by conflict and burnout.

Tiny churches, big hopes: Why some thrive despite the odds

It finds that congregations with fewer than 100 in weekend attendance — the most vulnerable to collapse — rose to 58 percent in 2015, up from 49 percent five years ago.

Trump ties Pope Francis as second ‘most admired,’ behind Obama

The shocker in the Gallup Poll’s Most Admired List released Monday (Dec. 28) may be the No. 2 spot in the survey, where Donald Trump tied Pope Francis in the year the pontiff visited this country for the first time.

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