{"id":702927,"date":"2026-10-21T09:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T13:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=prc_email_campaign&#038;p=702927"},"modified":"2026-10-21T11:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:05:14","slug":"religion-weekly-update-oct-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/religion-weekly\/religion-weekly-update-oct-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion Weekly Update, Oct. 21, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#2a2a2a;color:#2a2a2a\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-21T09:37:24-04:00\">October 21, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"religion-public-life\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#2a2a2a;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.147), 28px);font-weight:700\">Religion &amp; Public Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A weekly digest of the Center&#8217;s latest research on religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world \u00b7&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pewresearch.us1.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&amp;id=3e953b9b70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Subscribe&nbsp;\u2197<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#2a2a2a;color:#2a2a2a\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--max-width__desktop: 600px; --max-width__tablet: ; --max-width__mobile: ;\" class=\"wp-block-group aligncenter has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-max-width-constraint\"><article class=\"wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-69941\">  <h2 class=\"header medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2023\/06\/02\/online-religious-services-appeal-to-many-americans-but-going-in-person-remains-more-popular\/\">Religion and Spirituality Online<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Nearly four-in-ten Americans are part of an online community. These can be based on social media sites or apps, discussion forums, or other virtual spaces. Roughly one-in-ten U.S. adults say they are part of an online community related to religion or spirituality, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2026\/10\/14\/online-community-and-connection-in-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent Pew Research Center report<\/a> from the Pew-Knight Initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Americans also engage with religion through technology in other ways. In <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2023\/06\/02\/online-religious-services-appeal-to-many-americans-but-going-in-person-remains-more-popular\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a separate Center survey from 2022<\/a>, about two-in-ten U.S. adults said they ever use apps or websites as aids to scripture reading or watch religion-focused videos online. Another 15% said they listen to religion-focused podcasts. Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2023\/06\/02\/use-of-apps-and-websites-in-religious-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the use of apps and websites in religious life<\/a> in our report.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"media-mentions\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-sans-serif-font-family\" style=\"color:#2a2a2a;font-size:clamp(15.197px, 0.95rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.887), 23px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Media mentions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/pew-poll-reveals-who-evangelicals-are-supporting-in-the-midterms.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White Evangelicals backing GOP midterm candidates, but other religious groups favor Democrats: Pew poll<\/a> <br>Oct. 19 &#8211; The Christian Post<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"in-the-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-sans-serif-font-family\" style=\"color:#2a2a2a;font-size:clamp(15.197px, 0.95rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.887), 23px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">In the news<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/21\/us\/christianity-today-magazine-layoffs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christianity Today, a voice of centrist evangelicalism, is in turmoil<\/a> <br>Oct. 21 &#8211; The New York Times *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alreporter.com\/2026\/10\/20\/alabama-joins-supreme-court-fight-over-religious-school-vaccine-exemptions\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.alreporter.com\/2026\/10\/20\/alabama-joins-supreme-court-fight-over-religious-school-vaccine-exemptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama joins Supreme Court fight over religious school vaccine exemptions<\/a> <br>Oct. 20 &#8211; Alabama Political Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/20\/us\/j-street-israel-super-pac-republicans-aipac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J Street\u2019s super PAC targets 2 Republicans backed by AIPAC<\/a> <br>Oct. 20 &#8211; The New York Times *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/catholic-church-exorcism-occult-ufos-denver-ba8f25cd9c5f275f3fe8fcb983344868\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celebrity exorcist priest to take one-year \u2018media fast\u2019 after meeting with Denver archbishop<\/a> <br>Oct. 20 &#8211; The Associated Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/en\/international\/article\/2026\/10\/20\/polish-parliament-votes-to-liberalise-abortion-access_6760360_4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polish parliament votes to liberalize abortion access<\/a> <br>Oct. 20 &#8211; Le Monde<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/nonpartisan-coalition-of-religious-leaders-plans-to-counter-voter-intimidation-on-election-day\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2026\/10\/19\/mall-of-america-attack-plot-suspect-allegedly-said-he-wanted-to-die-pledged-isis-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonpartisan coalition of religious leaders plans to counter voter intimidation on Election Day<\/a> <br>Oct. 20 &#8211; PBS News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2026\/10\/19\/el-sayed-and-vance-face-questions-about-faith-and-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El-Sayed, Vance pressed on religion, loyalty and immigration<\/a> <br>Oct. 19 &#8211; Religion News Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/10\/19\/africa\/paul-mackenzie-shakahola-kenya-intl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenyan cult leader found guilty over 190 children starved to death in the hope of \u2018meeting Jesus\u2019<\/a> <br>Oct. 19 &#8211; CNN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vatican-pope-francis-leo-governing-3e202c0e2a82f83ab30ac72154d8224c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An American pope brings American-style governance to the Vatican, even in a health crisis<\/a> <br>Oct. 17 &#8211; The Associated Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hindu-south-asians-temple-threat-online-hate-3059e745dac734188320448f88e78fb6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community leaders say foiled Illinois mass shooting was result of surge in anti-Hindu hate online<\/a> <br>Oct. 16 &#8211; The Associated Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Religion &amp; Public Life A weekly digest of the Center&#8217;s latest research on religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world \u00b7&nbsp;Subscribe&nbsp;\u2197 Media mentions White Evangelicals backing GOP midterm candidates, but other religious groups favor Democrats: Pew poll Oct. 19 &#8211; The Christian Post In the news Christianity Today, a voice of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"sub_headline":"","sub_title":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","prc_watchers":[],"footnotes":"","prc_email_subject":"Religion and Spirituality Online","prc_email_preview_text":"About one-in-ten U.S. adults are part of an online community related to religion or spirituality, a Center survey finds.","prc_email_template_slug":"","prc_email_mailchimp_audience_id":"3e953b9b70","prc_email_mailchimp_segment_id":"101","prc_email_mailchimp_campaign_id":"dcedb0b8df","prc_email_mailchimp_campaign_admin_url":"https:\/\/us1.admin.mailchimp.com\/campaigns\/edit?id=10344192","prc_email_mailchimp_campaign_status":"sent","prc_email_mailchimp_pending_send_at":"","prc_email_mailchimp_delayed_send_cancelled":""},"categories":[],"bylines":[],"prc_newsletter_list":[3142],"_post_visibility":[2643],"formats":[2378],"workflow-status":[],"class_list":["post-702927","prc_email_campaign","type-prc_email_campaign","status-publish","hentry","_post_visibility-hidden-on-index","formats-newsletter"],"label":"Newsletter","post_parent":0,"word_count":326,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/religion-weekly\/religion-weekly-update-oct-21-2026\/","charts":[],"art_direction":false,"_embeds":[],"prc_checklist":{},"watchChildPosts":false,"watchers":[],"table_of_contents":[],"datacite_doi":"","prc_seo_data":{"title":"Religion Weekly Update, Oct. 21, 2026","description":"Religion &amp; 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