Dec. 3, 2009
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GOP Seen as Friendlier To Religion Than Democrats
Q&A: Sikh-Americans and Religious Liberty
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GOP Seen as Friendlier To Religion Than Democrats
After peaking in mid-2008,  during Barack Obama's presidential election campaign, the number of Americans describing the Democratic Party as friendly toward religion returned to levels similar to those seen in 2005 through 2007, according to a new survey report. The Obama administration, however, is seen as friendly toward religion by more people (37%) than the Democratic Party as a whole (29%).
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Q&A: Sikh-Americans and Religious Liberty
With their distinctive appearance and religious practices, Sikh-Americans often find themselves at the center of workplace discrimination cases and other controversies involving their religious rights. To better understand religious liberty and accommodation issues involving Sikh-Americans, the Pew Forum turns to church-state scholar Robert W. Tuttle. 
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Pew Forum in the News
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Nov. 25, 2009 - CNN
Hajj masks Islamic differences
Citing the Pew Forum's study on the worldwide Muslim population, CNN reporter Isha Sesay discusses how the sense of unity projected by the annual Muslim pilgrimage known as the hajj conceals the divisions that exist within Islam.

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Top Religion Headlines
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Dec. 3 - The Washington Post
U.S. Set to Fund More Stem Cell Study

Dec. 1 - The Washington Post
Archbishop Takes a Reluctant Turn in the Spotlight

Dec. 1 - The Associated Press
Argentina Halts 1st Latin American Gay Marriage

Nov. 30 - The New York Times
Dubai Crisis Tests Laws of Islamic Financing

Nov. 30 - The Times
Swiss Back Right-Wing Minaret Ban

Nov. 29 - The New York Times
Swiss Ban Building of Minarets on Mosques

Nov. 29 - The Guardian
Uganda Considers Death Sentence For Gay Sex in Bill Before Parliament

Nov. 28 - The Washington Post
Racial Pawns in the Battle for Same-Sex Marriage

Nov. 28 - Deseret Morning News
Marriage Definitions Vary Widely Throughout the U.S.

Nov. 27 - The New York Times
Evangelical, and Young, and Active in New Area

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