Researchers have long known that religious teens are less likely to engage in risky behavior. My team’s research explains why. We surveyed multiple times the religious beliefs and risk behavior of ...

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Dexter Voisin, Case Western Reserve University Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences dean, is senior author of two studies that suggests Black teens involved in religious ...

Georgia ranks among the most religious states, according to Pew’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, which paints a picture of religious behavior in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Georgia ...

The term “delusion” refers to a strong, consuming belief in something that is untrue. Religious delusions involve beliefs concerning religious ideologies or figures. Religious delusions differ from ...