RELIGION HEADLINES SUN 5-25-25

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(SRN NEWS) – A lot of Americans remain skeptical of the Theory of Evolution.  Polls generally show that somewhere between 1-in-6 and 1-in-3 Americans hold beliefs consistent with young-Earth creationism, depending on how the question is asked.  A recent Gallup poll found that 37 percent of adults believe that “God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.”  That percentage is down a little, but not dramatically, from its mid-40s level between the 1980s and 2012.  Rates are higher among religious and conservative respondents.

(  ) Millions of Americans have embraced pickleball — touting its health and social benefits as a way to have fun while getting exercise.  Now some churches are giving it a go, hoping to attract newcomers and help church members make friends.  Todd Katter, pastor of Willow Creek Community Church’s Huntley campus in the Chicago suburbs, calls pickleball a “playground” for adults and another space where people hang out and make friends.  The Armenian Church of Our Saviour in Worcester, Massachusetts has offered pickleball in the church’s auditorium over the past two winters.

(  )  The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the Maine legislature to allow a censured Republican lawmaker to vote.  Representative Laurel Libby was censured for a social media post in which she decried the state’s practice of allowing boys to compete against girls in school sports.  The Democrat-majority House of Representatives censured Libby, barring her from voting.  She has filed suit, arguing that the punishment deprives her constituents of representation.  The Supreme Court decision restores her ability to vote while the lawsuit plays out.

(  )  A lot of American adults — about 3-in-10 — make use of astrology, tarot cards or fortune tellers at least once a year.  According to the Pew Research Center, about 20 percent of people say they engage in at least one of these activities mostly “just for fun,” while about 10 percent do it because they believe the practices give them helpful insights.  Meanwhile, the psychic services industry, which includes palm-reading, psychic readings and fortune-telling, generated an estimated 2.3 billion dollars in revenue in 2024 and employed 105,000 people.