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AUG. 11, 2011

The kinds of social hostilities that recently erupted in violence in Norway have been rising across Europe, a new report by the Pew Forum shows.The report, which examines 198 countries and territories, finds that social hostilities involving religion have risen substantially in a number of European countries, including Sweden, Denmark and the U.K. The report also looks at government restrictions on religious beliefs and practices around the world. Read the full report > 

 

Pew Forum in the News 

AUG. 9 - RELIGION NEWS SERVICE
Religion News Service discusses a new Pew Forum report, Rising Restrictions on Religion, with Brian Grim, a senior researcher at the Pew Forum and primary author of the report.
AUG. 9 - REUTERS
An article from Reuters explores findings from a new Pew Forum report, Rising Restrictions on Religion. Among the report's findings, nearly a third (32%) of the world's population lives in countries with increasing government restrictions on religion or social hostilities involving religion.

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TOP RELIGION News ON THE WEB

AUG. 9 - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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AUG. 9 - REUTERS
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AUG. 8 - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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AUG. 8 - THE WASHINGTON POST
Saudi beheading fuels backlash in Indonesia 

AUG. 7 - THE BOSTON GLOBE
Most in GOP field would scale back stem cell funding 

AUG. 6 - THE ECONOMIST
Islam and democracy: Uneasy companions 

AUG. 6 - THE STRAITS TIMES
Books and bombs in religious schools 

AUG. 5 - LOS ANGELES TIMES
GOP devotion to states' rights tripping some Republicans 

AUG. 4 - DESERET NEWS
Mormon Defense League launched 

AUG. 3 - THE NEW YORK TIMES
With rally, Christian group asserts its presence in '12 race 

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Rising Restrictions on Religion
Pew Forum in the News
Top Religion News on the Web

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