A veiled woman speaks with another woman at a courthouse in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. | |
Widespread Support For Banning Full Islamic Veil in France
On June 13, the French parliament's lower house passed a bill that would ban women from wearing burqa-style face veils in public. A recent survey by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project finds overwhelming support among the French public for such a measure: 82% approve of a ban on women wearing full-face veils in public places, including schools, hospitals and government offices, while 17% disapprove.
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Pew Forum Resources on Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal
The Vatican has issued a revised set of guidelines for addressing alleged cases of sexual abuse within the church.
The Pew Forum has a number of publications and resources on the clergy sex abuse scandal, Catholicism and the pope, including:
- A June report on media coverage of the sexual abuse scandal
- An interactive chart showing English-language newspapers' coverage of the scandal since 2002, along with key events that prompted increases in news coverage
- An April public opinion poll on Americans' views of the pope's handling of the scandal
- A Web page of all Pew Forum resources on Catholicism and the pope, including public opinion polls, research studies, event transcripts and interviews
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July 13, 2010 - The Associated Press
Lawmakers turn to faith leaders
Associated Press reporter Christine Simmons explores the role religious leaders often play as unofficial confidants and advisers to members of Congress. She cites a 2008 Pew Forum report that found that more than half the members of Congress are Protestant, about 30 percent are Catholic and about 8 percent are Jewish.
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