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April 03, 2012 - The Christian Post
Christian Post: Churches in over 100 countries to pray for prisoners this week
Churches in 124 countries will be participating in Prison Fellowship International's (PFI) annual Week of Prayer for Justice, which began April 1 and will end on Easter Sunday.
April 02, 2012 - Canada Free Press
Canada Free Press: Opinion: The terror attack in Toulouse: aberration or symptom?
The events in Toulouse shone a spotlight on the threat posed by global jihadism to Europe and on several problems that for some time have been on the French and European Union agenda, first and foremost the difficulties of integrating the Muslim immigrant community and the issue of anti-Semitism.
March 27, 2012 - The Daily News
Daily News: Bibles behind bars
In a jail setting where tempers can flare and tensions run high, religious services often soothe hostilities.
March 27, 2012 - Bloomberg News
Bloomberg: Cuba dismisses calls for political change during pope’s visit
Cuba’s government ruled out political change in the communist island as Pope Benedict XVI, who is visiting the country, urged them to look for alternatives to Marxism and said he was praying for those people who’ve been denied freedoms.
March 27, 2012 - LiveScience
LiveScience: Religious extremism in U.S. prisons
Turns out, religion is even bustling behind bars, according to a survey of prison chaplains in all 50 U.S. states by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life.
March 27, 2012 - The Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News: Opinion: Texas faith: Is there too much "God talk" in politics?
Two weeks ago, Wayne Slater posed a question about how much of a candidate's religious views the public is entitled to know. This week, let's take a different look at this issue.
March 26, 2012 - The Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle: Religion behind bars
For several years, I taught general humanities courses – literature, philosophy, history – in a university program offered to inmates in a Texas state prison facility in Rosharon, Texas. Students in the prison earned bachelor or master degrees in humanities from University of Houston-Clear Lake.
March 26, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Politicians giving religion a bad name
Religion in the 2012 presidential election is the topic that will launch a thousand PhD theses.
March 25, 2012 - The Daily Vidette
Daily Vidette: Religion an important factor in Ill. Republican primary
Religious affiliation and worship attendance among voters were some of the factors that affected Mitt Romney’s victory in the Illinois Republican primary.
March 23, 2012 - The Christian Post
Christian Post: Poll: most Americans think church should stay out of politics
A poll released this week found that 54percent of Americans think churches should steer clear of politics. The number was even higher among Catholics, with 60 percent saying that churches should keep out of political issues entirely.
March 23, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Study offers view of religious life behind prison walls
Behind high prison walls and rolls of barbed wire, Muslim and pagan inmates are most likely to have extreme religious views and be the least assisted by religious volunteers.
March 23, 2012 - Catholic World News
Catholic World News: US Catholics grown more skeptical of Obama on religious-freedom issue
A new survey shows a “noticeable shift” in the opinions of American Catholics regarding the Obama administration’s position on religious freedom.
March 22, 2012 - Deseret News
Deseret News: New survey of prison chaplains shines light on religious life in jail
Four out of 10 state prison chaplains say religious extremism is somewhat or very common in the correctional facilities where they work, according to a survey released today by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
March 22, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Churches and politicians should stay in their own lanes, say Americans
Americans are increasingly uneasy with the mingling of religion and politics, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, in the midst of a campaign season punctuated by tussles over the role of faith in the public square.
March 22, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: In U.S., a growing unease at mixing politics with prayer
Americans are increasingly uneasy with the mingling of religion and politics, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, in the midst of a campaign season punctuated by tussles over the role of faith in the public square.
March 22, 2012 - MSNBC
MSNBC: Pew survey: Americans think politicians are talking too much about religion
In an election campaign season in which issues such as birth control and gay marriage have made headlines, a growing number of Americans think political leaders are talking too much religion, according to a new national survey.
March 22, 2012 - International Business Times
IBT: 'Too much' religion in political rhetoric, says growing number of Americans: poll
Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about the influence religion has over the nation's political system, with an all-time high -- nearly four-in-ten -- saying there is too much talk of religion and prayer by politicians, according to a new poll.
March 22, 2012 - The Christian Post
Christian Post: Prison chaplains believe religious extremism common in jail, but not a threat
A major survey of prison chaplains has concluded that many chaplains believe religious extremism to be common in prisons, but not a major security threat.
March 22, 2012 - MSNBC
MSNBC: Pew survey: A lot of religion goes on behind bars, prison chaplains report
There’s apparently a whole lot of religion going on behind bars.
March 22, 2012 - Politico
Politico: Poll: Too much religion talk
Almost four in 10 Americans say there is “too much” talk of religion and prayer by politicians — an all-time high since the question was first asked more than 10 years ago, according to a new poll.
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