This study explores the relationship between church-based informal social support and lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation and attempts within a representative national sample of African American and Black Caribbean adults. Characteristics of church-based social support networks, as well as emotional support and negative interaction with church members were examined in relation to lifetime s...

We demonstrate an interdependent relationship between sexual behavior and church attendance on timing of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis and presentation for care. Men who have sex with men (MSM) and who attend church are more likely to present with lower CD4(+) T-lymphocyte counts than MSM who do not attend church.

In this paper we examine public attitudes on the role of religion in the American political process, as well as some public policy implications of those attitudes. Although the current American legal regime may lean toward strict separationism, the political system has seen renewed religious activism over the past three decades. Historically, religious involvement in American politics has been ...

The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces emerged against background growing cooperation between Kremlin and Orthodox Church. A key aspect that re-energised relationship has been intensified engagement State Church leaders in practices mutual legitimation. This study examines case new church as an illustration how Patriarchate Government make sense each other’s power positions society. Ana...

The current study investigated the relationship between parental religiosity (i.e., parent church attendance), and frequency of parent-youth communication about sexual risk (i.e., discussion about sex, and discussion about condom use) with African American boys. Participants were 65 parents of African American boys between the ages of 11 and 17 years. Results indicated no relationship between a...

This paper explores the relationship between church attendance (religiosity) and reasons for not drinking alcohol among undergraduate college student in historically black university. The data for this study was based on a selfadministered survey of 188 student volunteers from various classes from a 4-year historically black university in Southwest Georgia. The findings indicate that church att...