The Dalai Lama is visiting Washington, D.C., this week. The Pew Forum's U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey found that fewer than half (47%) of Americans know the Dalai Lama is Buddhist. Roughly three-quarters of atheists/agnostics (74%) and Jews (74%) correctly identified the Dalai Lama's faith. Read the full report > 

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July 12 - The New York Times
Settled in Albany, gay marriage draws opposition 

July 12 - St. Louis post-Dispatch
Illinois won't renew foster care contract with Belleville Diocese 

July 11 - THe Associated Press
Ala. churches leading opponents of immigration law 

July 11 - The Associated Press
'We didn't have any issue before 9/11'; Sikhs say they're mistakenly targeted for harassment 

July 11 - The Washington Post
New study shows how terrorist activities are evolving 

July 10 - The Associated Press
New Australian law to make Muslims lift veils 

July 10 - The Tennessean
Anti-Islam group finds fertile ground in Nashville 

July 9 - The Associated Press
Religious groups in Pa. and elsewhere debate benefits and harms from natural gas drilling 

July 9 - The Times
Rebels fight to keep Islamic militants under tight control 

July 6 - The Guardian
Outrage as Obedient Wives Club spreads across Southeast Asia 

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