http://www.pewforum.org/Selected religion-related news from around the Web. en-usCopyright: (C) Copyright 2009 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved.info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info)info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info)60http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.pewforum.org/uploadedImages/_content/defaultPublicationThumb(1).gifhttp://www.pewforum.org/Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:37 GMTWed, 16 May 2012 15:44:37 GMTMon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe skinny dissident is thrown headfirst into a police van by camouflage-clad officers.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Critics-of-Russian-Orthodox-Church-say-it-s-sold-its-soul-to-Putin.aspxSun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTAbout two hours after declaring his support for same-sex marriage last week, President Obama gathered eight or so African-American ministers on a  conference call to explain himself.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/After-Obama’s-decision-on-marriage,-a-call-to-pastors.aspxSun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTEvangelical leaders praised Mitt Romney over the weekend after he sought to reassure Christians who harbor doubts about his Mormon faith and the depth of his conservative convictions.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Romney-advances-with-Evangelicals.aspxSat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTMitt Romney traveled to Liberty University, the spiritual heart of the conservative movement, on Saturday, seeking to quell concerns about him among evangelical voters by offering a forceful defense of faith and Christian values in public life.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Romney-tells-evangelicals-their-values-are-his-too.aspxSat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTA year after an attack by ultraconservative Muslims raised the spectre of a wave of religious strife in Egypt, the Christian churches in Cairo’s Imbaba district have been repaired, with sturdy wooden rafters, fresh paint and portraits of the Virgin Mary and Jesus ready to be hung anew.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Coptic-Christians-fear-rise-of-Islamists-on-eve-of-presidential-elections.aspxFri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTWhen it comes to American exceptionalism, Mitt Romney is going all in.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Is-Mitt-Romney-s-love-for-America-a-Mormon-thing.aspxFri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dramatically bolstered his ruling coalition this week with a unity deal meant to help him thwart challenges from fringe factions.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Culture-war-looms-as-Israel-pledges-to-end-ultra-Orthodox-military-exemptions.aspxFri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTAs the top spiritual leader in the Shiite Muslim world, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has instructed his followers on what to eat and how to wash, how to marry and to bury their dead.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Iran-presses-for-official-to-be-next-leader-of-Shiites.aspxThu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTRichard Mouw never intended to start a riot within the Evangelical community by saying his fellow believers had "sinned against Mormonism."http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/New-guide-advises-Evangelicals-on-how-to-talk-to-Mormons.aspxThu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMTLiberal bloggers were seated around a big table in the Roosevelt Room, peppering President Obama with policy questions.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/For-Obama,-gay-marriage-stance-born-of-a-long-evolution.aspx