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June 28, 2011 - Ministry Today
Ministry Today: Global church leaders share concerns
A survey of 2,196 Protestant leaders from around the world highlighted the concerns shared by Christians in 166 countries and the divergent outlooks for the church in the Global North (Europe, North America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand) and the Global South (sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and most of Asia).
June 24, 2011 - World Magazine
World Magazine: Christless corners
Evangelicals, according to survey research conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life, view secularism as a greater threat to Christianity than Islam.
June 24, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Poll Watchers 6/24/11: Friday blues for the economy, New York same-sex marriage, Libya operation and U.S. evangelicals
Flagging economic optimism – Only 29 percent of Americans expect the economy to improve in the next year, down from 35 percent last October to the lowest point since 2008, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
June 24, 2011 - Family Research Council Blog
FRC Blog: New survey of international Evangelical leaders shows conviction and concern
A new survey produced by Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life provides insight into the perspectives of 2,200 Evangelical Christian leaders around the world.
June 23, 2011 - The Oregonian
The Oregonian: Articles of faith: Religion in Britain, evangelical influence, Gullah spirituals and Indian jewels
Four interesting pieces emerge from another week of religion news.
June 23, 2011 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
JTA: Evangelical Protestants sympathize with Israel, survey finds
Evangelical Protestant leaders from around the world said they sympathize more with Israel than with the Palestinians, although a small majority said they sympathize with both sides equally, a survey found.
June 23, 2011 - The Christian Post
Christian Post: Survey: Majority of Evangelical leaders believe in Rapture; imminent return of Jesus
Harold Camping may have been wrong about the date but he isn't alone in his beliefs in the Rapture.
June 23, 2011 - Religious Dispatches Magazine
RD Magazine: Seven-in-Heaven Way, Hybrid Pope, & “Chrislam”
NBC apologized over the weekend for editing out “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance in a promotional video during golf’s U.S. Open.
June 22, 2011 - CNN
CNN: U.S. evangelicals gloomy about future, 'global south' optimistic, study finds
Half the world's evangelical Protestant leaders are optimistic about the future, confident that evangelical Christians have an increasing influence in their countries and that things will be better for them in five years.
June 22, 2011 - Voice of America
VOA: Evangelical leaders see secularism as greater threat than Islam
Despite many who have criticized Islam, Evangelical leaders around the world say they do not see Muslims as as much of a threat to their faith as secularism and popular culture.
June 22, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Global evangelical surprises: women pastors in, prosperity gospel out
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has just released its Global Survey of Evangelical Protestant Leaders. This study is very important because evangelicalism is changing rapidly around the world and the consequences of this not only for world religions, but also world politics, are potentially enormous.
June 22, 2011 - Reuters
Reuters: Evangelicals split on faith's influence: survey
Christian evangelicals' influence is seen waning in developed countries, while the faith's future is bright in the developing world, a survey of evangelical church leaders concluded on Wednesday.
June 22, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Evangelicals see declining influence in U.S.
Are U.S. evangelicals losing their influence on America? A new poll released Wednesday (June 22) from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seems to say just that, with the vast majority -- 82 percent -- of U.S. evangelical leaders saying their influence on the country is declining.
June 22, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Global evangelical leaders: church declining in North, surging in South
A new survey out today reflects a potentially massive, important chasm growing within evangelical Protestantism – between those in the Northern (and largely more developed) parts of the world and those in the South (largely less developed, but rapidly changing).
June 17, 2011 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Crisis pregnancy group reflects Jewish divide on abortion
Saraleah was 19 and a part-time student when she discovered she was pregnant.
June 15, 2011 - The Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle: Southern Baptists adopt ‘Gospel response’ toward undocumented immigrants
On Wednesday, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution supporting government efforts to provide paths to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and pledged that churches work toward just treatment of people regardless of legal status, Baptist News reported.
June 14, 2011 - Religion News Service
RNS: Crisis pregnancy group reflects Jewish divide on abortion
Saraleah was 19 and a part-time student when she discovered she was pregnant.
June 13, 2011 - Courier-Journal
Courier-Journal: Hindus engage all the senses
Sunday’s grand re-inauguration of the Hindu Temple of Kentucky — story and photos here — was a full experience for the senses.
June 07, 2011 - The Daily Star
Daily Star: Opinion: Americans must give their Muslim brethren a break
Muslim Americans deserve a break. There are as many as 6-8 million Muslims living in the United States, where they have been contributing to the country as doctors, engineers, artists, actors and professionals.
June 03, 2011 - The Jewish Daily Forward
Daily Forward: The poverty of riches
In April, we learned that the poorest municipality in the country by income is Kiryas Joel, the Satmar Hasidic hamlet in Orange County, New York.
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