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April 17, 2012 - The Christian Post
Christian Post: Congresswoman DeLauro: Ryan budget contrary to Catholic teaching
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) recently wrote a letter to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, asking him to speak out against the House Republican budget and how it affects the poor.
April 17, 2012 - The Hill
The Hill: Opinion: Romney’s faith holds benefits
Conventional wisdom holds that prejudice against Mormons is a significant obstacle to Mitt Romney’s election as our next president.
April 16, 2012 - Christianity Today
Christianity Today: Will evangelicals vote for a Mormon candidate?
With Rick Santorum out of the Republican contest for the presidential nomination and Mitt Romney all but the official nominee, the political question of the moment is whether evangelicals will support Romney in the general election.
April 09, 2012 - America Magazine
America Magazine: Mormons and Charity
Whether Mitt Romney wins the Republican nomination for the presidency or not, his serious-contender candidacy has sparked an explosion of empirical research on Mormons in the United States.
April 09, 2012 - The Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel: Religion in prison
On March 22, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life hosted an event roundtable discussion on “Religion in Prisons,” moderated by Alan Cooperman and featuring  the survey’s lead researchers Stephanie Boddie and Cary Funk, along with guest speakers John DiIulio from the University of Pennsylvania and Tom O’Connor with Transforming Corrections.
April 09, 2012 - The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun: Immigrants remaking Canada’s religious face in surprising ways
Canada is welcoming more than the global average of immigrants who are Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and non-religious.
April 08, 2012 - Los Angeles Times
LA Times: Religion, politics dominate Easter Sunday talk shows
Airing on Easter and Passover, the Sunday morning news talk shows used the occasion to explore the religious questions and controversies that could emerge in the presidential election.
April 08, 2012 - The Sentinel and Enterprise
Sentinel and Enterprise: Local ministers say fewer of the faithful attend Easter Sunday services
When the Rev. Dr. Keith C. Alderman takes to the pulpit at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Leominster this Easter morning he plans to preach about good winning over evil.
April 08, 2012 - FMT News
FMT News: Christianity’s via dolorosa
Recently, the human-rights activist, former Dutch politician, and Somali exile Ayaan Hirsi Ali wrote about a global war on Christians in Muslim countries.
April 07, 2012 - CBS News
CBS: Andrew Sullivan: There's so much bad religion right now
Appearing on "CBS This Morning: Saturday," Sullivan said the crisis facing Christianity was especially bad today for one reason: "When I go and see young people, their image of Christianity these days is one of judgment, intolerance and to some extent bigotry and politics," Sullivan said.
April 06, 2012 - KSPR
KSPR: Religious "reverts" return to religious groups across the country and ozarks
They're not "converts," they're "reverts."  Nationwide more and more people are returning to the religions they abandoned as children, and religious groups are recognizing and taking advantage of the trend.
April 06, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Reviving faith by 'taking up serpents'
This year's Easter service at the Tabernacle Church of God in La Follette, Tenn., will include many of the holiday's traditional rituals, like Holy Communion and footwashing.
April 05, 2012 - The Christian Broadcasting Network
CBN: Prison chaplains: faith key to rehabilitation
Prison chaplains say religious programs are the key to rehabilitating inmates, according to a new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
April 05, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Do you have faith in the media?
A visiting Martian might be forgiven for thinking that Americans care more about the religion of prospective presidential candidates than they do about the economy, the environment, health care, or even space travel.
April 05, 2012 - News & Record
News & Record: Opinion: A shift in black attitudes on gay marriage?
I found it interesting in our interview with Democrats Earl Jones and Marcus Brandon this week that both men readily expressed opposition to the proposed anti-gay marriage amendment in North Carolina.
April 05, 2012 - NPR
NPR: Family ties to Marriott heirs pay off for Romney
Mitt Romney has been far and away the best-funded of the Republicans running for president. In addition to his own campaign chest, he has the wealthiest superPAC backing him, Restore Our Future.
April 05, 2012 - USA Today
USA Today: 'Reverts' return to their childhood religions
Bruce Boling will celebrate Easter Sunday this weekend among Southern Baptists, just as he did when he prayed at a tiny Kentucky church where his family filled half the pews.
April 04, 2012 - Catholic News Service
Catholic News Service: Extremism, conversions common in prison
A survey of about half of the nation's state prison chaplains found a majority believes religious extremism among prisoners is fairly common, though they say that is related more to racial or religious intolerance than posing any threat to prison security.
April 03, 2012 - CNN
CNN: Muslim voters could swing election, report finds
The number of Muslims in the United States is tiny - less than one in 100 Americans - but their votes could sway the results of the presidential election in November, a new study says.
April 03, 2012 - Central Asia Online
Central Asia Online: Pakistan, Kazakhstan 10th, 11th biggest source of emigrants
Kazakhstan was the 11th largest source of emigrants by number as of 2010, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found in a study released in March.
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