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Religion boosts interest in life extension for Black but not white Americans, suggests Rice research

November 25, 2024

Black Americans are more interested in life-extending health technologies than their white peers and religion increases this desire.

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Evangelical Christians more likely to avoid issue of racial injustice following murder of George Floyd

June 17, 2024

Following the murder of George Floyd, evangelical Christians were more likely to avoid the issue of racial injustice, while mainline Protestants and Black clergy addressed the topic in their congregations and in some cases took a stand against it.

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Religious calling to a job can motivate employees but might result in mistreatment going unaddressed

June 14, 2023

Feeling a religious or spiritual calling to a job can be a huge motivator, but it can also potentially result in employee mistreatment and exploitation going unaddressed, according to new research from Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and the Religion and Public Life Program.

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Religious violence increases anxiety among Muslims and Jews, even if they have never been personally targeted

December 5, 2022

Fear of hate crime looms especially large in the minds of Jews and Muslims, even if they have never been personally targeted, according to a new study from Rice University and West Virginia University.

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Muslims of Middle Eastern or North African descent most likely to report police harassment, study shows

August 22, 2022

New research from sociologists at Rice University and West Virginia University finds that almost 20% of Muslims report having been harassed by the police specifically because of their religion, more than four times the rate reported by people of other faiths.

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Schneider selected to direct Religion and Public Life Program

May 27, 2022

​​​​​​​Rachel Schneider has been named the new director of the Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP), which will now be housed in Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance .

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Christians, Jews and Muslims experience workplace discrimination differently, new Rice research shows

March 10, 2022

Two-thirds of Muslims, half of Jews and more than a third of evangelical Protestant Christians experience workplace discrimination, albeit in different ways, according to a new study from Rice University’s Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP).

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Atheists more likely to hide beliefs if they’re women, Republicans, Southerners or were previously religious

February 28, 2022

Atheists in the United States are more likely to conceal their beliefs if they’re women, Republicans, Southerners or if they’ve previously been religious, according to new research from Rice University and West Virginia University.

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Pastors serve as primary source of mental health care for Black, Latino congregants

January 31, 2022

A new study of Black and Latino Christians found they often turn to their pastors for mental health care or information on mental health resources, even when those clergy feel ill-equipped to offer help or advice.

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The Way I See It: Parenting is the mother of gender inequality in science

September 1, 2021

The pandemic has laid bare the gender inequities in the scientific community, as women’s publication rates have been hit much harder than men’s by the need, for instance, to home-school children.

Varieties of Atheism in Science

New book explores the different — and surprising — types of atheism in science

August 27, 2021

A newly published book argues that a significant part of the public wrongly sees scientists who are atheists as immoral elitists who don’t care about the common good.

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Religion in the real world: Rice's Religion and Public Life Program celebrates 10 years

March 5, 2021

Over 80% of the world’s population is religious, and for a decade, Rice University's Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP) has been dedicated to promoting better understanding of religion's impact on the world.

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Moody celebrates Rothko Chapel’s 50th anniversary by pairing past with present

February 12, 2021

Exploration of Houston landmark’s enduring influence includes intricate recreation of iconic 1975 Rice exhibition.

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Religious discrimination particularly high for Jews and Muslims, study shows

December 9, 2020

HOUSTON – (Dec. 9, 2020) – Although people of all faiths report growing religious discrimination during the past few years, the phenomenon is most common among Jews and Muslims, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University and West Virginia University (WVU). In addition, Jews and Muslims are much more likely to become victims of violence because of their religious beliefs.

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'Religion Unmuted' podcast elevates women’s voices in talks about religion, public life

October 1, 2020

Women are not well-represented in religious leadership positions or in public discussions of religion around the world — in spite of the fact that women are more religious than men, especially in the U.S.

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