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September 28, 2012 - Examiner.com
Examiner: New report shows controversies around construction of Mosques
On Thursday, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released a new report looking at 53 mosque controversies around the nation since 2000.
September 28, 2012 - Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun: Many immigrants to Canada carry religious baggage
When it comes to government clampdowns on Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus or atheists, Canadians enjoy relative freedom.
September 27, 2012 - The Huffington Post
Huff. Post: Pew Forum report details controversies surrounding mosques and Islamic centers in the U.S.
In 2010, a fierce national debate erupted after plans to erect an Islamic community center two blocks from the site of the World Trade Center were announced.
September 23, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Religious freedom restrictions increase worldwide according to new report
Religious believers throughout the world face a rising tide of restrictions, according to a study released Thursday (Sept. 20).
September 21, 2012 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Romney's conservative roots lie in Mormon faith
The bishop "was really open and loving," Liz recalled. But it was tough love.
September 21, 2012 - Guardian News Service
Guardian News: Religious intolerance on the rise: Research
Religious intolerance is on the rise according to research out on Friday, with restrictions on religion increasing in each of the five regions of the world.
September 21, 2012 - The Catholic News Agency
CNA: New study finds rise in religious restrictions worldwide
Hostility towards religion has risen globally, both in the form of government restrictions and social attitudes, determined a new study by the Pew Research Center.
September 21, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Restrictions on religion rise around the world: report
Legal limits and social pressures against religion have risen to the point where three-quarters of the world's population live in states where practicing their faith is restricted in some way, a new study said on Thursday.
September 20, 2012 - NPR
NPR: Pew: Religious intolerance is on the rise worldwide
Religious intolerance is on the rise worldwide, according to a new study from Pew's Forum on Religion and Public Life.
September 20, 2012 - The Guardian
The Guardian: Religious intolerance on the rise worldwide, says US report
Three-quarters of the world's human population of seven billion live under strong government curbs on religion, or among serious "social hostilities" involving faith issues, find researchers.
September 20, 2012 - CNN
CNN: Spike in religious restrictions in U.S. and world, Pew Center finds
Restrictions on religion spiked throughout the world between mid-2009 and 2010, including in the United States, says a new study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life.
September 20, 2012 - United Press International
UPI: Study sees decline in religious freedoms
Even before the "Arab Spring" outbreak, North Africa and the Middle East led the world in religious hostility and restriction of religion, a new report says.
September 16, 2012 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch: Romney candidacy puts spotlight on Mormon faith
With a stark white statue of Jesus — his arms stretched out before him, palms up in invitation — four missionaries sing hymns to carry a message Mormons have been trying to get across for generations.
September 11, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Southern whites troubled by Romney's wealth, religion
Sheryl Harris, a voluble 52-year-old with a Virginia drawl, voted twice for George W. Bush. Raised Baptist, she is convinced -- despite all evidence to the contrary -- that President Barack Obama, a practicing Christian, is Muslim.
September 10, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: The politics of race and religion — in two pie charts
Republicans are the party of white evangelicals.  Democrats are the party of minorities and those without any traditional religious affiliation.
September 08, 2012 - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Star Tribune: Marriage amendment campaigns court Minnesota Muslims
Winnie Okafor went to Tawfiq Islamic Center in north Minneapolis on Friday stumping for yes votes for the proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
September 07, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Opinion: A more religious world
God had a good convention: The Almighty's name was mentioned (albeit at the last minute) in the Democratic platform.
August 31, 2012 - Deseret News
Deseret News: Religious differences push need for better understanding of Eastern religions
To explain the difference between his Hindu faith and the Christian tradition in which he was raised, Lynn Napper tells the story of a Hindu holy man who visited a grade school in India during Great Britain’s occupation.
August 31, 2012 - The Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star: Christianity faces a Middle Eastern exodus
The final outcome of the Arab Spring will not be known for years, perhaps decades, but in the meantime Christian communities across the Middle East continue to wither.
August 27, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Southeast Asian Muslims among world’s most devout
Southeast Asia’s Muslims can be confident that when it comes to  some key beliefs they are among the most devout in the world.
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