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Pilgrimages are a big business

by Ellen Rolfes
Jun 14, 2024
Plus, Apple announces AI-generated emojis and we do the numbers on copper and the EV market.
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How much money do religious leaders make? 

by Janet Nguyen
Mar 29, 2024
The average salary is about $60,000, but pay can vary widely, just like in other fields.
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How much money does “God” have? 

by Janet Nguyen
Feb 10, 2023
The Catholic Church has at least $73 billion based on media reports and financial statements, but it likely has billions more.
The Sistine Chapel: priceless.
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How broadly will a Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ rights and religious freedom apply?

by Samantha Fields
Jun 18, 2021
It was a relatively narrow decision in favor of Catholic Social Services, but some say it indicates a shift at the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court ruled recently that states can prosecute crimes allegedly committed by non-Natives on tribal land.
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Religious institution membership falls below majority for first time

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 31, 2021
As many Americans celebrate Easter and Passover, religious institutions are still dealing with interruptions due to COVID-19.
According to new data from Gallup, for the first time ever, people who belong to a church, synagogue or mosque are in the minority, making up less than 50% of the population.
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How COVID-19 is changing church

by Kimberly Adams and Maria Hollenhorst
Dec 24, 2020
“There’s an opportunity to rethink church, and I hope we take it,” says the Rev. Chris Butler, a Chicago-based pastor.
The Rev. Chris Butler outside Chicago Embassy Church Network in South Holland, Illinois.
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What's behind millennials' obsession with astrology?

by Kristin Schwab
Feb 25, 2020
Sixty percent of them believe in New Age spirituality.
Co-Star has gained popularity on social media, as users post memes of their horoscopes.
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Business is getting personal as values take over the workplace

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 3, 2019
From meat-free corporate culture to climate activism, personal beliefs are moving front and center in the professional world.
A WeWork co-working location in Tokyo.
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The business of Rev. Billy Graham

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 2, 2018
How America's pastor built a multimillion-dollar corporation.
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Book club readers wrestle with faith, conformity and magic

by Phoebe Unterman
Dec 19, 2017
Make Me Smart listeners respond to Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time."
"A Wrinkle in Time" beside "Becoming Madeleine," a book written by Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughters, Lena Roy and Charlotte Jones Voiklis, who was interviewed on Make Me Smart.
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