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This month on Discourse!, David Robertson, Suzanne Newcombe and Daniel Gorman, Jr. discuss some recent figures on religious change, and why the term 'cult' is making a comeback in the US

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Daniel Gorman Jr.

Suzanne Newcombe

David G. Robertson

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This month on Discourse!, David Robertson, Suzanne Newcombe and Daniel Gorman, Jr. discuss some recent figures on religious change, in the UK and the US. We discuss how and why the term ‘cult’ is making a comeback, particularly in the US, and often in regard to Trump. This leads into a broader discussion about how religion is represented in the news media, and Suzanne has some suggestions for how to move this forward.

Links: Religion Media Centre: https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/ British Social Attitudes 2018: www.bsa.natcen.ac.uk/media/39293/1_bsa36_religion.pdf BBC Worldwide Religion & Ethics – Heart and Soul (short videos): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsn4/clips Sophia Smith Galer (BBC journalist): https://sophiasmithgaler.com/ Religious Education Council: https://www.religiouseducationcouncil.org.uk RE: Online Resources:  https://www.reonline.org.uk/ How millennials replaced religion with astrology and crystals UK secularism on rise as more than half say they have no religion The Deepening Crisis in Evangelical Christianity Justin Amash explains why the GOP is irredeemable

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