America and Islam After Bush
At a recent Faith Angle Conference sponsored by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life, Vali Nasr of the Council on Foreign Relations argued that the 2003 invasion of Iraq has fundamentally shifted the balance of power in the Middle East, and that the most important conflicts in the region now revolve around the Shia/Sunni divide. Read the transcript »
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The Religious Demographics of the U.S. Congress
Although a majority of the members of the 111th Congress, which was sworn in on Tuesday, are Protestants, Congress - like the nation as a whole - is much more religiously diverse than it was 50 years ago. This report, released in December 2008, takes an in-depth look at the religious demographics of U.S. Congresses past and present. Go to the report »
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A recent Pew Forum survey shows that a majority (52%) of Christians in the U.S. believe at least some non-Christian faiths can lead to salvation. Several pundits have commented on the finding; Charles M. Blow of The New York Times welcomed the survey's majority view, while Albert Mohler of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, responding to Blow's column, saw cause for concern. Links to their commentaries are below.
Charles M. Blow: "One very plausible explanation is that Americans just want good things to come to good people, regardless of their faith."
Albert Mohler: "We are witnessing the virtual transformation of biblical Christianity into a new faith - a false gospel."
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