header3

june 16, 2011

Brian Grim
 Brian J. Grim

Pew Forum Senior Researcher and Director of Cross-National Data Brian J. Grim recently testified before Congress on international religious restrictions. At a June 3 hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Grim cited data on religious restrictions in African countries from the Pew Forum's ongoing Global Restrictions on Religion project. Read a PDF of the testimony here or visit the hearing website to view a webcast. Read the testimony pdf > 

 

Pew Forum in the News 

june 11 - deseret news

In a two-part feature on how journalists cover religion, Michael De Groote and former Pew Forum Research Associate Allison Pond cite data from the Pew Forum's 2010 Religion in the News report, which found religion news stories accounted for 2% of mainstream media coverage in 2010, an increase from 1% in 2009.

june 11 - Northeast mississippi daily journal
An article on the unlikely political alliance between evangelical Protestant Christians and Jews in the U.S. to support Israel cites data from the Pew Forum's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. The Landscape Survey found that 65% of American Jews identify themselves as Democrat or leaning toward the Democratic Party.

Read more pew forum in the news > 

 

TOP RELIGION News ON THE WEB

june 14 - the associated press
Southern Baptists see drop in members, baptisms 

june 14 - the straits times
Citizen unity amid Singapore's diversity 

june 14 - los angeles times
Pakistan's Sufi Muslims brave bombs to worship 

june 14 - the sacramento bee
Faith-based ministries offer alternative to traditional health insurance  

june 13 - the new york times
An effort to foster tolerance in religion 

june 12 - san jose mercury news
Push beginning to make Diwali a school holiday in Fremont, San Jose, Sunnyvale 

june 12 - the associated press

A blood test to scan baby's DNA before birth? As science progresses, ethical questions loom 

june 12 - the associated press
Some gay-rights foes claim they now are bullied 

june 9 - the christian science monitor
Planned Parenthood battle signals fresh twist in abortion wars 

june 9 - the washington post

In Egypt, Islamist Salafist movement vies for political power in wake of revolution 

read more religion news on the web > 

In This Issue
Pew Forum Senior Researcher Testifies on International Religious Restrictions
Pew Forum in the News
Top Religion News on the Web

Follow us:

Find us on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter   rss icon
GRFP transparent
Analyzing religious change and its impact on societies around the world
Read More...