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, 04 Jul 2009 06:50:01 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:50:01 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=18316 A court ruled Thursday to decriminalize homosexuality in the Indian capital, a groundbreaking decision that could bring more freedom to gays in this deeply conservative country. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18316 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18318 As this medieval hilltop city baked in the afternoon heat, a group of Jewish leaders gathered beside a freshly dug grave and lowered into it small bundles of flaking, ancient bones. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18318 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18315 The Vatican is quietly conducting two sweeping investigations of American nuns, a development that has startled and dismayed nuns who fear they are the targets of a doctrinal inquisition. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18315 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18310 Writing From Mardan, Pakistan -- Has the Pakistani government, after years of vacillation, finally gotten serious about eliminating the Taliban threat? Maybe. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18310 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18308 RIYADH - Children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with chronic diseases should stay away from the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to prevent catching swine flu, health experts recommended on Tuesday. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18308 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18309 BAGHDAD — Iraq celebrated the withdrawal of American troops from its cities with parades, fireworks and a national holiday on Tuesday as the prime minister trumpeted the country’s sovereignty from American occupation to a wary public. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18309 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18304 Tibetan monks and nuns spend their lives studying the inner world of the mind rather than the physical world of matter. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18304 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18297 Thinktank says small and often informal courts make decisions on divorce or children under sharia law beyond their legal remit Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18297 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18296 The first-ever scientific tests on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seem to conclude" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18296 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18314 Ankara needs help now, but rejects it. Religion & World Affairs http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18314 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST