Journalist Susan Jacoby tells Fresh Air that more than half of Americans will change religion at least once in their adult life time. Her new book is Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion.

Source: 'Strange Gods' Chronicles The History Of Secularism And Conversion : NPR

(RNS) The Anglican Communion voted to censure its American branch, the Episcopal Church, during a meeting in Canterbury, England, called to reflect on the future of the communion.

Source: Episcopal Church suspended from full participation in Anglican Communion - Religion News Service

(RNS) What Hawkins really violated were the implicit but very real political preferences of Wheaton’s constituency, not the school’s explicit theological standards.

Source: What the Larycia Hawkins case means for evangelical colleges (COMMENTARY) - Religion News Service

Earlier this month, it emerged that Wheaton College had begun the process of firing Larycia Hawkins, a tenured associate professor of political science at the evangelical Christian school. Hawkins was suspended last month after she decided to wear a headscarf during the Advent season to show solidarity with Muslims during a difficult period.

Many people assume Coca-Cola and other caffeinated drinks are forbidden under Mormon church doctrine. The truth is more complicated, and has been a long-running subject of debate among Mormons.

Source: Can Mormons Drink Coca-Cola? : NPR

Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney has been accused of creating a culture on his team that goes too far in promoting Christianity, but he says his job is to win football games.

Source: Winning Before God at Clemson - The New York Times

Amid the city’s restaurants, nightclubs, theaters and art galleries, there are also over 5,000 churches.

Source: Where New Yorkers Worship: Finding God in a City of Bustle - The New York Times

“Hateful” messages came after high school students were asked to copy the Islamic declaration of faith in Arabic calligraphy for a lesson on world religions.

Source: Lesson on Islam Shuts Down Virginia School District - The New York Times

Churches are taking part in a special project for the charity Stop Hunger Now by sending meals to children in poverty-stricken areas of the world.

Source: Packing Meals for the Hungry | December 18, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Larycia Hawkins, an associate professor at the Christian college who also donned a head scarf, wrote on social media that “Christians and Muslims worship the same God.”

Source: Wheaton College Professor Is Put on Leave After Remarks Supporting Muslims

Across India, Christian communities make sweet homemade wines for the festive season from an array of local fruit, roots and grain. But the know-how behind this ancient tradition may be disappearing.

Source: From Beetroot To Pineapple, Homemade Wines Sweeten Christmas In India : The Salt : NPR

We look at how music—carols, hymns, and popular songs—embody the meaning of the Christmas story and play a central role in the celebration of the season.

Source: Christmas Music Tells the Story | December 18, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

A new report from the Pew Research Center shows a growth spurt for Islam — and a change in the hub of Christianity.

Source: Pew Study Predicts Islam's Growth Spurt Will Make It The World's Dominant Religion by Century's End : Goats and Soda : NPR

When the chapel at Virginia Theological Seminary went looking for a new organ to replace the one destroyed by a fire, they wanted one that could "sing."

Source: A Singing Organ at Christmastime | December 18, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS