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December 30, 2011 - Deseret News
Deseret News: Beyond exercise: Yoga can be a spiritual experience for all faiths
When fitness instructor Cindy Senarighi walked into her first yoga class 10 years ago, she figured it would be something she could teach when she was old and "get paid for having people lay around."
December 30, 2011 - The New American
New American: Nigerian terrorists wage war against Christians
The prayers of faithful Christians in Nigeria were interrupted by bombs detonated by Islamic militants during worship services on Christmas Day — attacks that are becoming perennial in a nation that rests on one of the theological fault lines between Christianity and Islam.
December 29, 2011 - Abilene Reporter-News
Reporter-News: 'Out of Africa' Abilene churches embrace those relocating here
Nowhere is the explosive growth of Christianity in Africa more evident than right here in West Texas.
December 28, 2011 - The Boston Globe
Boston Globe: On candidates, N.H. evangelicals finding little unity
David Ridge believes abortion is an “abomination’’ and gay marriage is “unnatural.’’ He votes Republican because “I believe in personal responsibility, accountability to the creator, and accountability to mankind.’’
December 27, 2011 - The Washington Times
Washington Times: Opinion: Obama: Entangled by Islam
It’s no longer news that President Obama’s vaunted outreach to Islam has been a bust.
December 27, 2011 - CNN
CNN: Charismatic movement growing quickly worldwide
At the end of a row of neatly arranged banquet chairs, Sandra Ashford sat reverently, still in awe of what she says is her mother’s miraculous recovery from cervical spinal stenosis.
December 23, 2011 - Fox Nes
Fox: My faith and politics in America
The Christmas season is a time to reflect on the many blessings we are fortunate enough to enjoy in this great country.
December 23, 2011 - The Toledo Blade
Toledo Blade: Study finds changes in locations of Christians
A new study on global Christianity reports there are 2.18 billion Christians in the world, nearly a third of the estimated 6.9 billion people on Earth.
December 23, 2011 - Zenit
Zenit: Christians by numbers around the world
Christians account for almost a third of the world's population.
December 23, 2011 - National Catholic Reporter
Catholic Reporter: Study compares Catholicism to Christianity across the globe
I happen to groove on population statistics, but I realize that for most people they rival watching paint dry, or the heartbreak of psoriasis, as a good time.
December 23, 2011 - Minnesota Public Radio
Minnesota Public Radio: Catholic family with lesbian sister weighs marriage amendment
In the 16 years since Eileen Scallen called to say she was bringing a girlfriend home for a school reunion, her five brothers and sisters have become accustomed to having a gay sibling.
December 20, 2011 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Video: Where the Christians are
A video interview with Pew Forum demographer Conrad Hackett on the size and distribution of the world's Christian population.
December 20, 2011 - The New American
New American: Europe no longer center of Christian faith
Christianity was once so localized to Europe that the term “Christendom” largely meant Europe.
December 20, 2011 - America Magazine
America Magazine: Where are the world's Christians?
“Global Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population” has just been published by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life.
December 20, 2011 - The Augusta Chronicle
Augusta Chronicle: Study: Christian population is shifting
Today, there are two times as many Catholics in Brazil as in Italy.
December 20, 2011 - America Magazine
America Magazine: Where are the world's Christians?
“Global Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population” has just been published by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life.
December 20, 2011 - The Augusta Chronicle
Augusta Chronicle: Study: Christian population is shifting
Today, there are two times as many Catholics in Brazil as in Italy.
December 20, 2011 - Christian Post
Christian Post: Christianity is the world's largest religion, says Pew Forum survey

A new study states that Christianity is the world’s largest religion with just over a third of the global population identifying themselves as Christian.

December 20, 2011 - The New American
New American: Europe no longer center of Christian faith
Christianity was once so localized to Europe that the term “Christendom” largely meant Europe.
December 19, 2011 - The Huffington Post
Huff. Post: Christianity sees major shifts In 100 years, percentage of population remains constant
With Christmas fast approaching, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life published a new comprehensive demographic report on the size and distribution of the world’s Christian population.
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