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Catholic News Service: Muslim Americans optimistic but still face prejudice, study finds
American Muslims are more optimistic about their future than people of other religions are about their own, though Muslims say they regularly contend with suspicion and lack of respect for their faith.
Wash. Post: Opinion: Why religion will matter in 2012
After the release of our poll last week showing the impact of perceptions of religious differences on support for President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, I’ve been answering a lot of questions about why religion will matter in the 2012 elections.
WSJ: Germany tries to forge European brand of Islam
Having given birth to the Protestant Reformation and the current pope, Germany is now at the fore of a broad effort to foster a European theological tradition for a relative newcomer: Islam.
All Africa: Islamic Banking - Can We Afford Not to Have It?
There is no doubt that Islamic banking is now a global phenomenon.
CBN News: The Brody File
On this week's edition of The Brody File: CBN News analyzes the "faith factor" among presidential candidates and how voters respond.
Al Arabiya News: Muna Khan / Single Entry: There’s no place like Eurabia
Several writers, of all faiths and races, have debunked the myth of “Eurabia” – this idea that due to the high birth rate of Muslim migrants to Europe, the nature of the continent will change to reflect “Arabia.”
Jewish Journal: Opinion: U.S. Jews: Who are we?
It will not come as a surprise if I suggest that we Jews are a peculiar people.
USAT: Post-slaughter, Norway clings to peaceful, inclusive values
Norway has long prided itself on being a nation of peace, a refuge for those fleeing violence in their homelands.
The Nation: Europe's homegrown terrorists
Two weeks after the fatal terrorist attacks of July 7, 2005, in London, and one day after another failed attack, a student, Jean Charles de Menezes, was in the London Underground when plainclothes police officers gave chase and shot him seven times in the head.
Deseret News: Faith in the GOP: how fishing for religious votes in Iowa could lose them the general election
Wearing a fine silk tie and a Boy Scouts of America lapel pin on his suite, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, delivered an open invitation to join him in a day of prayer and fasting at Houston's Reliant Stadium on the 6th of August.
CNN: Who is the suspect in the Norway attacks?
As Norway struggles to come to terms with its greatest loss of life in decades, all eyes are on the man charged in the explosion in central Oslo and the deadly shooting rampage at a youth camp.
Jerusalem Post: Norway’s challenge
The cold-blooded calculation of the Norway tragedy boggles the mind.
CNS: Overcrowded Bible study seen as sign of growing hunger for God's word
A simple Sunday bulletin notice brought an overflow crowd to a Friday afternoon Bible study class, and a brief pulpit announcement at the weekend Masses called more than 100 participants to still another the following Wednesday evening.
News-Press: Opinion: Religions vary on gay marriage
While America's laws on same-sex marriage are clear, either prohibiting or permitting them, the attitudes of people of faith in America and the religious laws and principles they follow vary in support or opposition, in large part because of varying degrees of devotion and adherence to faith pronouncements and scriptural interpretations.
The Progressive: Al Jazeera incident shows xenophobia alive in America
Prejudice is flourishing in the United States.
AFP: Less than half in US know Dalai Lama's religion: poll
Less than half of Americans know that the Dalai Lama, who is wrapping up a two-week visit to Washington, is Buddhist, a poll shows.
Al Arabiya News: Opinion: An Arab lesson for Barack Obama
The Arab world is sending a blunt message to Barack Obama: Mr. President, you have disappointed us.
Christian Post: Campaign launches to boost support for Religious Freedom Bill
A Christian persecution watchdog group has launched an advocacy campaign to boost the impact of religious freedom on U.S. foreign policy.
Wash. Post: A caution on Jewish polling
I share criticism that some of the questions in the recently released Caddell-McLaughlin poll were quite tilted, shedding doubt on the utility of the poll.
Get Religion: Those Iowans are educated?
On any given day in the coverage leading up to the 2012 election, you can read stories about how the candidates face those evangelicals in Iowa.
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