Special Report: Religion and Science
On
Nov. 24, 1859, Charles Darwin published his groundbreaking work On the Origin of Species by Means of
Natural Selection, challenging
religious beliefs of his day. Nearly 150 years later, the
relationship between religion and science remains complex. A new
Pew Forum research package explores this relationship, featuring a collection of resources that
includes:
Additionally, a separate research
package published in February 2009 delves into the specific debates over religion and evolution.
Read the complete research report »
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Data Files From 2007 U.S. Religious Landscape Survey Now Available
Data files from the
Pew Forum's 2007 U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, which included interviews with
a representative sample of more than
35,000 U.S. adults, are now available to
scholars and researchers. The large sample makes it possible
to analyze small groups - such as agnostics, Mormons, Jews and Jehovah's
Witnesses - and to perform state-level analyses. Go to the dataset download page »
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Oct. 30 - The Associated Press
Blacks Still Drawn to Islam Despite FBI Raids
Citing a 2007 Pew Forum survey that finds that 35% of American Muslims are African-American, reporter Jesse Washington explores the draw that Islam holds for black converts.
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