March 10, 2012
- The Economist
Economist: Holy rollers
Christians comprise a third of the world's people but half its migrants, according to a report from the Pew Research Centre.
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 08, 2012
- Newsday
Newsday: Study sees changing face of religion in U.S.
Decades of immigration to the United States have sharply reduced the nation's Protestant majority -- from two-thirds of the population in the 1960s to about half today, according to a study released Thursday.
March 06, 2012
- The Commercial Appeal
Commercial Appeal: Tennessee primary races to homestretch
Despite his lackluster performance in South Carolina and his awkward tendency to call attention to his own affluence, supporters say former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has a chance to put doubts about his grassroots popularity behind him with a solid victory in today's Tennessee primary.
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.
March 03, 2012
- Vatican Radio
Vatican Radio: Restrictions on religious practice on the rise
Approximately 70% of the world’s population lives in countries with high restrictions on religious beliefs and practices, and those restrictions are growing. The problem was scheduled to be discussed at a meeting at Rome’s Pontifical University “Antonianum” on Tuesday evening.
March 03, 2012
- Sun Sentinel
Sun Sentinel: South Florida Jewish vote a key for Obama
The decades-long allegiance of Jewish voters to the Democratic Party is under unprecedented stress, threatened by a combination of changing demographics and the concerted Republican effort to depict President Barack Obama as unfriendly to Israel.
March 03, 2012
- The Daily News Journal
News Journal: Preaching against Islam heats up
With an April 25 court hearing drawing near in the fight over mosque construction here, foes of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro’s plans are taking the battle regional.