February 03, 2011
- CNN
CNN: Obama delivers major speech on personal faith
President Barack Obama gave an unusually personal speech about his religious faith on Thursday, saying that "it is the biblical injunction to serve the least of these that keeps me going and keeps me from being overwhelmed," in address to a prayer breakfast in Washington.
January 28, 2011
- Religion News Service
RNS: Muslim growth fears called overblown
The U.S. Muslim population is expected to double over the next 20 years, fueled by immigration and higher-than-average fertility rates, according to a new report released Thursday.
January 28, 2011
- The Denver Post
Denver Post: CU-Boulder Team To Research Rocky Mtn. Muslims
Assistant journalism professor Nabil Echchaibi knew he was a pioneering researcher, but he didn't realize just how virgin the territory was until he and a team of University of Colorado students began exploring Rocky Mountain Muslim communities.
January 27, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: Forecast sees Muslim population leveling off
A new report forecasts that the number of Muslims around the world will grow over the next 20 years at twice the rate of non-Muslims, but that the rapid growth will level off.
January 27, 2011
- CNN
CNN: World Muslim population doubling, report projects
Twenty years ago, the world had about 1.1 billion Muslims. Twenty years from now, it will have about twice as many - and they'll represent more than a quarter of all people on earth, according to a new study released Thursday.
January 14, 2011
- Odessa American
Odessa American: A bible a day...
The members of Chapel Hill Baptist Church can happily cross one book off their reading lists when Dec. 31 arrives. All members of the church are participating in a goal to read the entire Bible in one year.
January 07, 2011
- CNN
CNN: My take: U.S. is Christian nation, Congress data show
Years ago, a graduate student and I spent untold hours trying to track down the religious affiliations of various state and national politicians — all in an effort to see which religious groups had more political clout, and which had less.