Trend stories about rising religiosity are not supported by evidence

There is no religious revival
ARC: Trend stories about rising religiosity are not supported by evidence.

If I wasn’t Methodist, I might be Buddhist
Religion News Service: My Methodist heart was ‘strangely warmed’ in the dead of winter in North Carolina by a stalwart group of Buddhist monks walking for peace, Michael Christensen writes.

Make no mistake about Trump’s Minnesota ‘de-escalation’
Religion Dispatches: With ‘immigration czar’ Tom Homan taking the reins it’s likely to be pivot in style only.

If the U.S. had 100 people: Charting Americans’ religious beliefs and practices
Pew Research Center: Large numbers can be difficult to picture, but what if we scaled down the numbers by imagining a town of 100 people?

US woman resolves misdemeanor case opened after accusing priest of predatory behavior
The Guardian: Heather Jones said that she can’t help but surmise that a misdemeanor case may have been pursued to undermine her credibility after coming forward against Robert Sullivan.