Weekly Update
may 3, 2012
MAY 2 - THE VANCOUVER SUN
Christians persecuted most, Muslims second: Study
A blog post about preparations to open an office of religious freedom in Canada mentions an article that cites a Pew Forum report, "Rising Restrictions on Religion." The report found that during the period studied, harassment of Christians was reported in 130 countries, while harassment targeting Muslims was reported in 117 countries.
APRIL 30 - REUTERS 
After doubts, some U.S. evangelical leaders put faith in Romney
An article on the growing support among some evangelical Protestant leaders for presidential hopeful Mitt Romney cites a November 2011 Pew Research Center poll. The poll found that nearly half of white evangelicals (47%) say that the Mormon religion is not a Christian religion, while 39% say it is.
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MAY 1 - THE IRISH TIMES 
APRIL 30 - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
APRIL 30 - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
APRIL 30 - PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE 
APRIL 30 - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 
APRIL 29 - THE WASHINGTON POST 
APRIL 27 - THE GLOBE AND MAIL 
APRIL 27 - THE NEW YORK TIMES 
APRIL 25 - THE NEW YORK TIMES 
APRIL 25 - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL 
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