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September 21, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Restrictions on religion rise around the world: report
Legal limits and social pressures against religion have risen to the point where three-quarters of the world's population live in states where practicing their faith is restricted in some way, a new study said on Thursday.
September 20, 2012 - NPR
NPR: Pew: Religious intolerance is on the rise worldwide
Religious intolerance is on the rise worldwide, according to a new study from Pew's Forum on Religion and Public Life.
September 20, 2012 - The Guardian
The Guardian: Religious intolerance on the rise worldwide, says US report
Three-quarters of the world's human population of seven billion live under strong government curbs on religion, or among serious "social hostilities" involving faith issues, find researchers.
September 20, 2012 - CNN
CNN: Spike in religious restrictions in U.S. and world, Pew Center finds
Restrictions on religion spiked throughout the world between mid-2009 and 2010, including in the United States, says a new study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life.
September 20, 2012 - United Press International
UPI: Study sees decline in religious freedoms
Even before the "Arab Spring" outbreak, North Africa and the Middle East led the world in religious hostility and restriction of religion, a new report says.
September 16, 2012 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch: Romney candidacy puts spotlight on Mormon faith
With a stark white statue of Jesus — his arms stretched out before him, palms up in invitation — four missionaries sing hymns to carry a message Mormons have been trying to get across for generations.
September 11, 2012 - Reuters
Reuters: Southern whites troubled by Romney's wealth, religion
Sheryl Harris, a voluble 52-year-old with a Virginia drawl, voted twice for George W. Bush. Raised Baptist, she is convinced -- despite all evidence to the contrary -- that President Barack Obama, a practicing Christian, is Muslim.
September 10, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: The politics of race and religion — in two pie charts
Republicans are the party of white evangelicals.  Democrats are the party of minorities and those without any traditional religious affiliation.
September 08, 2012 - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Star Tribune: Marriage amendment campaigns court Minnesota Muslims
Winnie Okafor went to Tawfiq Islamic Center in north Minneapolis on Friday stumping for yes votes for the proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.
September 07, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Opinion: A more religious world
God had a good convention: The Almighty's name was mentioned (albeit at the last minute) in the Democratic platform.
August 31, 2012 - Deseret News
Deseret News: Religious differences push need for better understanding of Eastern religions
To explain the difference between his Hindu faith and the Christian tradition in which he was raised, Lynn Napper tells the story of a Hindu holy man who visited a grade school in India during Great Britain’s occupation.
August 31, 2012 - The Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star: Christianity faces a Middle Eastern exodus
The final outcome of the Arab Spring will not be known for years, perhaps decades, but in the meantime Christian communities across the Middle East continue to wither.
August 27, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Southeast Asian Muslims among world’s most devout
Southeast Asia’s Muslims can be confident that when it comes to  some key beliefs they are among the most devout in the world.
August 27, 2012 - The Guardian
Guardian: Mitt Romney embraces his Mormonism in public after years of discretion
Philip Barlow does not recognise the descriptions of Mitt Romney, as a cold, stiff CEO.
August 21, 2012 - The Associated Press
AP: Romney opening up — a little — about his religion
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney is starting to open up about his lifelong commitment to Mormonism and his role in the church, following pleas from supporters who say that talking about his faith could help him overcome his struggles to connect with voters.
August 21, 2012 - The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Obama and Romney talk to D.C. magazine about their faiths
President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, interviewed separately by a religious magazine, addressed skeptics who question their faith and offered divergent views of the separation of church and state.
August 19, 2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: US government and politics no longer run by WASPs. Does it matter?
No matter how it turns out, the 2012 presidential election will have made history.
August 14, 2012 - Religion News Service
RNS: Diversity of Islam highlighted in new Pew report
Nearly all Muslims can agree on the basic beliefs of Islam: There is one God, Muhammad is God's prophet, Muslims should fast during the holy month of Ramadan and give alms to the poor.
August 14, 2012 - The Wall Street Journal
WSJ: Survey says Hindus thrive in U.S.
A study of the lifestyles and attitudes of Asian-Americans based on their religion has suggested that Indian-American Hindus are the most educated and best-paid group in the country.
August 13, 2012 - Al Arabiya News
Al Arabiya News: Moroccans becoming ‘less religious,’ reveals report
Moroccans are becoming less religious, a study conducted by a U.S.-based think-tank found, which related the change to apprehensions in the North African country over the current rise of political Islam.
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