June 4, 2009
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Obama Reaches Out to Muslim Countries

Brides, Grooms Often Have Different Faiths

New Hampshire Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

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Obama Reaches Out to Muslim Countries
Turn to the following Pew Forum and Pew Research Center resources to learn more about the historical and political context behind President Barack Obama's speech in Cairo on relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world:
  • America and Islam After Bush: A December 2008 discussion between Vali Nasr of the Council on Foreign Relations and Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic on the prospects for America's relationship with the Muslim world in the Obama administration.
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Brides, Grooms Often Have Different Faiths
Early summer is a traditional season for wedding ceremonies in the U.S. A graphic based on data from the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey looks at the phenomenon of religiously mixed marriages. View the graphic » 
New Hampshire Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
On June 3, New Hampshire became the sixth U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. Pew Forum resources on the gay marriage debate can be found at the gay marriage issue page »
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May 31 - Time
Obama's Vatican Pick: Boosting Hispanic Catholics
In an analysis of the selection of Miguel Diaz as the new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Time's Amy Sullivan cites Pew Forum survey data on the worship practices of Hispanic Catholics.
 
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June 4 - Concord Monitor
Gay Marriage Becomes Law in New Hampshire

June 4 - Los Angeles Times
Obama Calls for 'New Beginning' Between U.S. and Muslims

June 2 - The New York Times
Bill Proposes Immigration Rights for Gay Couples
 
June 2 - The Boston Globe
Slaying Hinders Abortion Foes' Focus on Sotomayor Pick
 
June 2 - The New York Times
Russia's Knotty Policies on Islam, Mirrored in Trial
 
June 2 - Religion News Service
What To Do With Excess Embryos?
 
June 2 - The Associated Press
Sotomayor Would Be 6th Catholic on Supreme Court
 
June 1 - U.S. News & World Report
New Surprising Results on Abortion and Religiosity
 
June 1 - Gallup
Republican Base Heavily White, Conservative, Religious
 
May 28 - San Francisco Chronicle
Gay Rights Advocates Rip Suit To Undo Prop. 8
 
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