November 22, 2011
- Mother Jones
Mother Jones: Study: K Street Is Holy Place
God is everywhere—even K Street. According to a new study from the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life,
the number of organizations involved in religious lobbying or
religion-related advocacy has increased nearly fivefold since 1970.
November 21, 2011
- The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Pew study shows dramatic growth in religious advocacy
Mixed in with the thousands of corporate lobbyists on Capitol Hill
each day is an unusual troop: religious advocates whose numbers have
increased five-fold in recent decades and spend hundreds of millions of
dollars each year, according to a new study.
November 21, 2011
- The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Graphic: Religious influence
The number of religious organizations advocating
policy initiatives in Washington has increased more than fivefold since
1970. Religious advocacy groups spend nearly $390 million per year to
advance their agendas.
November 21, 2011
- The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Religious lobbying groups multiply on Capitol Hill
The field of religious advocacy has mushroomed on Capitol Hill in
recent decades, a new survey shows, with the number of groups growing
fivefold since 1970 and hundreds of millions spent each year to
influence issues from school vouchers and immigration to the right of
women overseas to have abortions.
November 15, 2011
- The News International
News International: Taught to fail
Education has
never been high on the agenda of the state, and although there is a
state education system that is theoretically open to all it is eternally
underfunded, poorly resourced and staffed by indifferently trained
teachers.
November 14, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: Affiliation, before and after scandal
In the wake of the sexual abuse scandal that is roiling Penn State’s
football program, some are wondering whether there could be long-term
effects on recruiting, donations and the long-term reputation of the
university.
November 09, 2011
- America Magazine
America Magazine: Whom do Catholics support in 2012?
The
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life provides a portal into their
data on all questions of religion and politics in the scope of the
upcoming 2012 presidential election.
November 08, 2011
- Time
Time: For black conservatism, the right time and the wrong candidate
Herman Cain’s improbable rise to the top of Republican
presidential primary polls — and the prospect that two black men,
including an incumbent, could compete head-on for the White House next
year — should be proof that American politics has moved beyond race.