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May 06, 2012 - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Democrat-Gazette: Mormons' numbers in Arkansas surge in past decade
Extensive missionary efforts and a nimble church structure have helped fuel a Southern-tinged "Mormon moment" in Arkansas as the church's numbers have nearly doubled over the past decade, say experts and church leaders.
May 06, 2012 - Press TV
Press TV: The fastest growing religion in America is Islam
Do you know what the fastest growing religion in America is? It isn't Christianity.
May 02, 2012 - The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun: Christians persecuted most, Muslims second: Study
Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper is following the lead of the George W. Bush administration and preparing to set up an Office of Religious Freedom, to focus on religious hate around the world.
April 23, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Arranged marriage for Hindus in 21st century America
Kamna Mittal and her husband moved to the Bay Area soon after they were married in India in 2000.
April 22, 2012 - The New York Times
NYT: Go west, young religion: Mormonism on exhibit
The president, according to Mormon doctrine, is literally a seer, a prophet — the president, that is, of the church.
April 18, 2012 - The Minneapolis Post
Minn. Post: Conflicted Catholics: Consciences wrestle with church actions on marriage amendment
Lisa Vanderlinden grew up a Roman Catholic.
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 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 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 15, 2012 - The Christian Post
Christian Post: Nearly 90 percent of Mormons tithe regularly, researchers confirm
Nearly 90 percent of Mormons reported tithing regularly, new research shows.
March 15, 2012 - The Huffington Post
Huff. Post: Mitt Romney reflects 'Mormon culture' of moderation, expert says
Mitt Romney has called himself "severely conservative" but an expert on religion and politics said the Republican presidential front-runner, a Mormon, is a product of "Mormon culture," which contains "a real strain of moderation and pragmatism" on issues like same-sex relationships, abortion and immigration.
March 09, 2012 - MSNBC
MSNBC: With tensions high in Mideast, evangelical Christians tighten embrace of Israel
Thousands of miles from their home in Seymour, Tenn., Scott and Theresa Johnson host Shabbat dinners in their Jerusalem apartment every Friday night for "lone soldiers" — as the young men and women who travel from foreign countries to serve in the Israeli army are known.
March 09, 2012 - The Jewish Chronicle
Jewish Chronicle: More than a quarter are 'wandering Jews'
Jews have been wandering ever since Moses led his people out of Egypt – and more than a quarter of the world’s Jewish population are still moving, according to a new study of migration trends.
March 08, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: U.S. top destination for Christian, Buddhist immigrants, study says
The U.S. is the top destination for the world's migrating Christians and Buddhists, as well as those with no particular religious affiliation, including atheists and agnostics, a new study showed.
March 08, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Far more Christian than Muslim migrants worldwide
Christians far outnumber Muslims as migrants around the world, including in the European Union where debates about immigration usually focus on new Muslim arrivals, according to a new study issued on Thursday.
March 08, 2012 - United Press International
UPI: Christian migrants flock to U.S.
Nearly half of the world's migrants are Christian and they're more likely to immigrate to the United States than anywhere else in the world, a study suggests.
March 08, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Jews are the world’s most migratory religious group
Ever since their mad dash out of Egypt bound for the Promised Land, Jews have been on the move — and they continue to be, far more than any other religious group, according to a new study.
March 04, 2012 - Asbury Park Press
Park Press: Romney's candidacy puts focus on Mormons
Call it the trickle-down effect: Mitt Romney’s bid for the GOP nomination in the November presidential election has shined the spotlight on not only his policies and tax returns, but also on his faith and the millions who practice it.
February 29, 2012 - USA Today
USA Today: Number of U.S. mosques up 74% since 2000
The number of Islamic places of worship in the United States soared 74% in the past decade.
February 29, 2012 - The American Interest
American Interest: A global Evangelical elite
Belatedly I have just read a report issued in June 2011 by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, an organization that has been producing interesting survey data about worldwide religion with astounding frequency.
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