Alan Rudnick

What is limerence, and are you confusing it with love? Understanding the difference between love and limerence can be tricky, but it’s necessary for lasting happiness.

What is limerence, and are you confusing it with love?
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Opinion | One of the Bible’s Greatest Moral Revolutions buff.ly/74UXVDO

‘Christ is king’ becomes loaded phrase in US political debates The phrase has gained popularity among far-right figures and their followers.

‘Christ is king’ becomes loaded phrase in US political debates
www.nxsmediawire.com/news/christ-... Christ the King Sunday was started because of ultra-nationalism after WWI and to proclaim Jesus' lordship, not kings. Now that phrase has been co-opted by Christian Nationalists.

Big step for Adam. He'd be great.

Opinion | The ‘God Gap’ in politics is a symptom of a deeper problem buff.ly/scP4hMG

Column | See ChatGPT’s hidden bias about your state or city Researchers uncovered hidden biases in ChatGPT’s assessment of people from different places. See how the chatbot ranked your city, state or country.

Least laziest states, according to ChatGPT?
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Confidence in Trump's ethics per religious group (and non-religious).

‘Perpetua’ and ‘Augustine the African’: Suffering and Sainthood Roman North Africa went from a place where Christians were persecuted to a region known for its devotion.

‘Perpetua’ and ‘Augustine the African’: Suffering and Sainthood
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Brené Brown and Adam Grant say the best leaders do this. Mediocre managers do the opposite Asking the right questions and being willing to listen, learn new information, and change your mind are important skills a leader can have.

Seen and heard or ask questions?
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More Americans than ever attend nondenominational churches. Experts say it's a major shift in U.S. Christianity. In 1972, fewer than 3% of Americans identified as nondenominational Christians. Now, it's up to 14%, or nearly 40 million people.

More Americans than ever attend nondenominational churches. Experts say it's a major shift in U.S. Christianity. www.cbsnews.com/news/more-am...

U.S. faith levels plummet to lowest on record The U.S. is rapidly becoming more secular.

U.S. faith levels plummet to lowest on record
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Meet chatbot Jesus: How churches are using AI to save souls Chatbots answer prayers and algorithms write sermons.

Meet chatbot Jesus: Churches tap AI to save souls — and time www.axios.com/2025/11/12/c... Ask it if the Eastern or Western Church got Trinitarian theology right.

Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here’s what the data shows Tragedies like the Sept. 28, 2025, shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan are part of a longer pattern.

Violent acts in houses of worship are rare but deadly – here’s what the data shows theconversation.com/violent-acts...

Most and least religious U.S. states Explore our interactive database to find how religious adults are in your state based on service attendance, prayer, belief in God, and importance of religion.

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Clergy Age Trends Remain Relatively Stable in 2025 - Lewis Center for Church Leadership Lovett Weems describes the clergy age makeup of the United Methodist Church for 2025 and notes changes from prior years.

Clergy Age Trends Remain Relatively Stable in 2025 - Lewis Center for Church Leadership www.churchleadership.com/leading-idea...

Study: Gen Z Now Leads in Church Attendance - Christianity Today But American churchgoers average only two out of every five Sundays.

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Churches Are a Rare Construction Bright Spot www.wsj.com/us-news/chur...

Study suggests online religious services may be less effective than in person (RNS) — On average, people attending church in person had a higher heart rate during the service and experienced more transcendence, according to a recent study.

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New Data Underscores Role of the Church in Fostering Faith Development - New Data Underscores Role of the Church in Fostering Faith Development -

Despite 64% of Americans considering themselves Christians, 45% of those do not attend church, while 55% have attended within the last six months www.americanbible.org/news/press-r...

He Tried to Endorse From the Pulpit. He Wound Up Without a Church.

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Gaza’s Christians Feed the Starving Across Faiths “A love offering from the Baptist Church in Gaza” proclaims the sign as Christian Mission to Gaza serves hot meals to both Christians and Muslims in the Gaza Strip, where people are starving to…

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Why Women Are Weary of the Emotional Labor of ‘Mankeeping’

Why Women Are Weary of the Emotional Labor of ‘Mankeeping’ www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/w... "Many of the institutions and spaces where men used to organically make friends have eroded...houses of worship, civic groups and even the simple workplace."

Danny McBride sends a love letter to the South with 'The Righteous Gemstones' McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke.

Danny McBride sends a love letter to the South with 'The Righteous Gemstones' www.npr.org/2025/05/12/n...

We Must Arrest the Attention of the Nation After arrest at US Capitol, we have been released. We are OK, but all is not well.

Bishop William Barber & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: We Must Arrest the Attention of the Nation buff.ly/DubSzzT

Opinion | Why Palestinian Christians Feel Betrayed by American Christians America’s religious right embraces far-right Israeli policies, leading to the repression of Palestinian Christians.

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Column | A painting of a miracle that’s nothing less than a miracle Duccio’s “The Raising of Lazarus” is a storytelling masterpiece.

A painting of a miracle that’s nothing less than a miracle
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Seminary Enrollment is Up, but Some Big Seminaries are Stalled – MinistryWatch Related posts:

Seminary Enrollment is Up, but Some Big Seminaries are Stalled – MinistryWatch

Half Of US Churches Experiencing Post-Pandemic Attendance Growth Half of U.S. Protestant pastors say their churches are growing but some warning signs remain about their congregational future. U.S. Protestant churches are almost evenly split between those that…

Half Of US Churches Experiencing Post-Pandemic Attendance Growth

Americans Think Church Should Look Churchy - Christianity Today People want traditional worship spaces, not modern, trendy buildings.

Most Americans believe a church should be “easily identifiable,”
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Half of churches seeing growth since COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns: study Around half of Protestant churches in the United States have experienced growth in worship service attendance since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study

Half of churches seeing growth since COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns: study