June 18, 2009
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Religion and Science: Conflict or Harmony?
About One-in-Six Americans Are Baptist
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Religion and science

Religion and Science: Conflict or Harmony?
Some of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in May 2009 for the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Francis S. Collins, the former director of the Human Genome Project, discussed why he believes religion and science are compatible. Barbara Bradley Hagerty, the religion correspondent for National Public Radio, discussed how the brain reacts to spiritual experiences. Read the transcript »


Baptist church

About One-in-Six Americans Are Baptist
Two of the largest Baptist denominations in the U.S. - the Southern Baptist Convention and the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. - will hold national meetings in late June. A graphic based on the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey illustrates the size of the Baptist population compared with other major religious faiths in the U.S. View the graphic »


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Pew Forum in the News
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June 16 - The Washington Post's "On Faith"
Faith-Based Competition
The Washington Post's "On Faith" reports on a recent Pew Forum event that brought together Joshua DuBois, executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and other experts to discuss the future of government partnerships with faith-based organizations.

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Top Religion Headlines
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June 18 - The Washington Post
President Wades Into Gay Issues

June 17 - The New York Times
Clerics May Be Key to Outcome of Iran Unrest

June 17 - The Washington Times

New Anglican Church Poses Dilemma

June 17 - The New York Times
Obama Plans To Replace Bush's Bioethics Panel

June 16 - Religion News Service
ACLU: U.S. Laws Chill Muslim Philanthropy

June 15 - The New York Times
In Iran, an Iron Cleric, Now Blinking

June 14 - Des Moines Register
Gay Marriage Law's Impact on Iowans Subtle, Yet Powerful

June 13 - The Denver Post
Focus on the Family's New CEO Shifts Perspectives

June 12 - Los Angeles Times
Taking the Pulse of Extremist Groups

June 12 - The Wall Street Journal
Why Pay for Religious Schools When Charters Are Free?

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