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Spiritual Herald: Catholics and Evangelicals vie for no. 1 religion in U.S.
Fierce competition—now developing among economically hard-hit European, Latin American, African and Middle Eastern countries—may soon decide which denomination will emerge as the number one religion in America.
MPR News: Radio and live blog: Global attitudes towards Islamic immigrants
After the spring attacks in Norway and in anticipation of the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in NYC, we're looking at attitudes around the world toward Islamic immigrants.
Montclair Times: Perception of Islam 'increasingly negative' over last decade, Montclair Imam says
Kevin Dawud Amin remembers his daughter talking about what happened at school that day.
Kansas City Star: Asserting their identity: American Muslims face charged climate since 9/11
Javed "Hijabman" Memon peddles the kind of post-9/11, self-referential, satire-laced merchandise that's become a fixture for Islamic hipsters eager to voice their frustration at a decade relegated to the fringes as members of the scary Muslim "other."
AFP: American Muslims on guard after 9/11
Muslims in Sterling, Virginia have marked every anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 with a solemn prayer service for the victims and heightened vigilance against potential hate crimes.
Catholic News Service: Muslim Americans optimistic but still face prejudice, study finds
American Muslims are more optimistic about their future than people of other religions are about their own, though Muslims say they regularly contend with suspicion and lack of respect for their faith.
WSJ: Germany tries to forge European brand of Islam
Having given birth to the Protestant Reformation and the current pope, Germany is now at the fore of a broad effort to foster a European theological tradition for a relative newcomer: Islam.
CBN News: The Brody File
On this week's edition of The Brody File: CBN News analyzes the "faith factor" among presidential candidates and how voters respond.
Al Arabiya News: Muna Khan / Single Entry: There’s no place like Eurabia
Several writers, of all faiths and races, have debunked the myth of “Eurabia” – this idea that due to the high birth rate of Muslim migrants to Europe, the nature of the continent will change to reflect “Arabia.”
Jewish Journal: Opinion: U.S. Jews: Who are we?
It will not come as a surprise if I suggest that we Jews are a peculiar people.
AFP: Less than half in US know Dalai Lama's religion: poll
Less than half of Americans know that the Dalai Lama, who is wrapping up a two-week visit to Washington, is Buddhist, a poll shows.
Wash. Post: A caution on Jewish polling
I share criticism that some of the questions in the recently released Caddell-McLaughlin poll were quite tilted, shedding doubt on the utility of the poll.
Deseret News: Landmark evangelical survey finds both unity and division
In the spring of 1962, the Reverend Billy Graham stood before a Harvard Law School audience to deliver a lecture titled, "Evangelism and the Intellectual."
Sun-Sentinel: One and a half cheers for evangelicalism
The outlook for conservative Christianity is really, really bright. Or really dim.
Houston Chronicle: Hispanic Baptists in Texas form official convention
The Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas, which has been meeting annually for more than 100 years, voted last month to officially incorporate as its own non-profit, Texas Baptists reported.
Des Moines Register: Iowa poll: Likely GOP caucusgoers educated, religious
Likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers are a highly educated bunch who are not wildly out of step with the rest of America in their religious profile.
VOA: Global Study: Growing Pentecostal Churches have social mission
Religion scholars say the fastest-growing form of Christianity is Pentecostalism, with its exuberant worship and belief in the so-called gifts of the Spirit, including speaking in tongues and divine healing.
Scripps: Religion: U.S. evangelicals see secularism as a threat
When evangelical leaders look at the United States of America, they do not see a country defined by the familiar Gallup Poll statistic stating that 92 percent of its citizens profess some kind of belief in God.
RNS: Can a creedless denomination make it another 50 years?
A recent Sunday service at the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore ended with an apology.
Huff. Post: Why are Evangelicals losing influence?
The Pew Research Center recently conducted a survey of global evangelical leaders which yielded some interesting results.
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