Weekly Update
oct. 6, 2011
Post-9/11 Veterans More Likely to be Unaffiliated Than Older Veterans, General Public
According to a new Pew Research Center report, veterans who served on active duty in the post-9/11 era, like younger Americans overall, are more likely than veterans who served prior to 9/11 to say they have no religion in particular (30% vs. 15% for pre-9/11 veterans and 18% for all adults). Post-9/11 veterans also are less likely than older veterans to call themselves Protestants (45% vs. 55%) or Catholics (15% vs. 23%). READ THE FULL REPORT AT pewsocialtrends.org >
OCT. 1 - THE CHRISTIAN POST
Supreme Court to hear case on church authority, hiring rights
On Oct. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. An article from The Christian Post on this case quotes a recent Pew Forum legal analysis on the potential implications of the Supreme Court's decision.
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OCT. 5 - SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
Islamic finance may offer a new model
OCT. 4 - THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Ottawa weighs creating ambassador for religious freedom
OCT. 4 - ROLL CALL
Bishops' group: Religious freedom under siege
OCT. 3 - THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC
Mormon Church launches media campaign
OCT. 3 - THE STRAITS TIMES
French curbs unveil rising tension over Islam
OCT. 3 - THE WASHINGTON POST
Churches work with hospitals to improve congregants' health and reduce spending
OCT. 2 - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Global Islamic movement may be more potent force for change than al-Qaida
OCT. 1 - RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Military chaplains permitted to lead same-sex wedding ceremonies
SEPT. 30 - THE BOSTON GLOBE
At mosque, suspect's views led to ouster
SEPT. 29 - THE NEW YORK TIMES
Activists in Arab world vie to define Islamic state
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