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.
February 23, 2012
- The Toronto Star
Toronto Star: Why religious freedom matters
Earlier this year in Indonesia, a civil servant was attacked by a mob at his government office then handed over to the police after posting “God doesn’t exist” to Facebook.
December 20, 2011
- The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Video: Where the Christians are
A video interview with Pew Forum demographer Conrad Hackett on the size and distribution of the world's Christian population.
December 20, 2011
- America Magazine
America Magazine: Where are the world's Christians?
“Global
Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s
Christian Population” has just been published by the Pew Research
Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life.
December 19, 2011
- CNN
CNN: Christianity goes global as world's largest religion
Christians are by far the largest religious group on the planet, and the religion has gone truly global over the past century, according to a new report out Monday, which finds some of the world's biggest Christian communities in surprising places.
December 19, 2011
- United Press International
UPI: World's Christian populations surveyed
There are 2.18 billion Christians around the world, nearly a third of the estimated 2010 global population of 6.9 billion, a demographic study found.
February 08, 2011
- CNN
CNN: Churches destroyed after blasphemy sentence handed down
Three Christian churches in Indonesia were destroyed by an angry mob during clashes with police Tuesday that erupted after a local court handed down a verdict against a Christian man accused of blasphemy against Islam, authorities said.
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 07, 2010
- National Post
U.S. fails to aid Christians in China: study
The United States lost a major opportunity to help improve the plight of Christians in China by putting financial interests first, says the author of a new report on religious freedom.
January 06, 2010
- The News Journal
Unhappy New Year for religious liberty
Good riddance to the aughts, naughts or ohs. By whatever name, the first decade of the 21st century has been devastating for religious liberty in much of the world.