JAN. 25 - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Religion comes to Davos forum
In an article about speakers debating religion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Associated Press cites findings from two recent Pew Forum reports. According to a comprehensive demographic study by the Pew Forum, one-in-six people worldwide (or 1.1 billion) are religiously unaffiliated, constituting the third-largest religious group after Christians (2.2 billion) and Muslims (1.6 billion). Another Pew Forum report, which analyzes restrictions on religion around the world, found that 75% of the global population lives in countries with high or very high restrictions on religious beliefs and practices.
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JAN. 25 - USA TODAY
Pope sends support to abortion protesters in Washington
Results of a recent Pew Research Center poll are highlighted in an article about last week's anti-abortion March for Life protest in Washington, D.C. More than a third (37%) of all U.S. adults and 57% of those under 30 do not know that the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade dealt with abortion.
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