The Religious Typology

A new analysis looks at beliefs and behaviors that cut across many religious denominations – important traits that unite people of different faiths, or that divide those of the same religious affiliation.

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Twitter Bans Another 486 Bad Actors

Twitter said last week that many of the offending accounts appear to have originated from Iran. “Fewer than 100 of the 770 suspended accounts claimed to be located in the U.S. – and many of these
were sharing divisive social commentary.

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Q&A: The challenges of creating a religious typology

This new analysis creates a typology that cuts across denominations, sorting Americans into seven groups, or “clusters,” based on their religious practices and values, their views about religion in general, and the sources of meaning and fulfillment in their lives. Rich Morin, a senior editor at the Center, explains how the study was put together, and discusses the role of cluster analysis in creating the typology.

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From the Solidly Secular to Sunday Stalwarts, a look at our new religious typology

Most American adults identify with a religion, describing themselves as Protestants, Catholics or Jews, to name just a few examples. But a new Pew Research Center analysis looks at beliefs and behaviors that cut across many religious identities, producing a new and revealing classification, or typology, of religion in America that sorts U.S. adults into seven cohesive groups.

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Carnival, the World’s Biggest Operator of Cruise Ships, Just Got Itself a Blimp

In the $117 billion cruise industry, Carnival Corporation is the largest operator afloat. Its 10 brands operate 102 ships that call at 700 ports and carry nearly 12 million passengers every year. Carnival Cruise Line, the company’s namesake brand, is a whale all by itself. It boasts no fewer than 25 vessels that take 1,500…

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Showtime and Hulu Are Partnering With Spotify for a $4.99 Student Special

Spotify is adding Showtime to its premium plan for students in the United States. The Spotify Premium for Students plan will offer Spotify Premium, Hulu with limited commercials and Showtime for a monthly price of $4.99. Last year, Hulu and Spotify teamed up to offer access to the video platform with a Spotify Premium subscription…

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California to Mandate Carbon-Free Electricity Generation

Lawmakers passed legislation that would make California the first large state to mandate completely carbon-free electricity generation, with a target of 2045.

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Foursquare Will Fuel AccuWeather’s New Location-Based Recommendations

Foursquare has partnered with the weather forecasting app AccuWeather in a deal that signals the location company’s latest ambitions to aggressively build out its portfolio of first- and second-party location data. Under the deal, AccuWeather will integrate Foursquare’s location-based software development kit into its app, which will power a location-based recommendation tool. The recommendations, which…

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Facebook Is Rolling Out Watch To The World

YouTube, watch your back? Facebook said Wednesday that Watch, its video-on-demand service for episodic content, is now available globally. Creators in certain countries – Ireland, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, to start – will also be able to monetize their content with ad breaks, including pre-roll, mid-roll and static image ads. An additional 21 countries willContinue reading »

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