The Revival Is Not Coming “I think this is another piece of evidence about how there is no religious revival happening in America.” The gist of Gallup’s findings: less than half of Americans say religion is very important in their lives (47%), while more than half no longer attend religious services regularly (57%). One of the most dramatic drops — a whopping 22 percentage point decline in two decades — happened among Black Americans, long one of the most religious groups in the country. There is one group that has maintained at least its religious overtures if not its Sunday attendance — read Shimron’s coverage below to find out more. Top Stories (RNS) — President Trump said he was ‘bringing back religion,’ but the latest Gallup Poll shows no evidence of that.  (RNS) — Though often linked to Black diasporas and Indigenous culture, the practice is deeply rooted in American culture, said the Rev. William Lamar IV.  NEW YORK (RNS) — ‘When you can tell congregations to invite the homeless inside during freezing weather, or let elderly parishioners know they can come cool off during a heat wave, it saves lives — not just one or two, but potentially hundreds,’ said the CEO of New York Disaster Interfaith Services.  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Residents say they are scared of neglect and deprivation, with Israel in the wake of the weekend strikes closing all crossings into their shattered territory of over 2 million people. Opinion (RNS) — Christians do not need to be pacifists to question Trump’s war against Iran. ICYMI (RNS) — Thousands converged in Los Angeles for the Conscious Life Expo, where influencers and cultural shifts are fueling cosmic belief systems often featuring extraterrestrials.  RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Since its inclusion in the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Esther has been embraced in different ways and in different times by Jews and Christians around the world. | 
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