http://pewforum.org/ The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. en-us Copyright: (C) Copyright 2005 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved. info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:30:01 -0500 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:30:01 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewforum.org/images/rssfeeds.gif http://pewforum.org/ http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19095 PEOPLE, and churches, are free to believe what they like, but not to do as they like. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19095 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19094 Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19094 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19098 When Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the Golden Temple in Punjab on Wednesday, the long arm of political influence that extends from Sikhdom's holiest shrine was surely on his mind. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19098 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19097 A Philippine gay rights group is waging a legal battle to be allowed to run in next year's polls after the Elections Commission ruled it cannot register as a political party on grounds that it advocates immorality. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19097 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19093 Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19093 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19096 The $12.5 billion question is this: Can Ben Frevert change Saudi Arabia? Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19096 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19080 Of all the arguments against voluntary euthanasia, the most influential is the “slippery slope”: Once we allow doctors to kill patients, we will not be able to limit the killing to those who want to die. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19080 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19079 Thanks to a website, it has never been easier to defect from the Catholic church, and people are beginning to take up the option. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19079 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19081 One of the Arab world's biggest pop stars has provoked a torrent of outrage after releasing a song which refers to black Egyptians as monkeys. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19081 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19074 When most of us will be slumped in front of the telly eating leftovers or stuck on a motorway going to see those relatives we didn't want to spend Christmas with, increasing numbers of black British families will be making Boxing Day the start of their celebrations. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19074 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST