| The Global Religious Landscape |
|
|
 |
A country-by-country analysis of data from more than 2,500 censuses, surveys and population registers finds that 84% of adults and children around the globe are religiously affiliated. The study also finds that the median age of two major groups - Muslims (23 years) and Hindus (26) - is younger than the world's overall population (28), while Jews have the highest median age (36) of the groups studied. READ THE FULL ANALYSIS >
|
| The "Christmas Wars": Holiday Displays and the Federal Courts |
|
|
|
Disputes over seasonal religious displays in public spaces have themselves become an annual holiday tradition. Each year as the winter holidays approach, Americans across the country debate the appropriateness of the government sponsoring or permitting the display of images such as Christmas nativity scenes, Hanukkah menorahs and other religious holiday symbols on public property. A 2006 Pew Forum analysis of Supreme Court cases involving religious holiday displays explores benchmark decisions in this area of religion and public life. READ THE FULL ANALYSIS >
|
| Slideshow: World Trends in 2012 |
|
|
|
A slideshow of the Pew Research Center's international research work during 2012 highlights key findings from the Pew Forum and the Pew Global Attitudes Project. The slideshow features results from the Pew Forum's global reports on religious affiliation, restrictions on religion and the beliefs and practices of the world's Muslims. SEE THE FULL SLIDESHOW >
|
| No Weekly Update Until Next Year |
|
|
|
The Weekly Update is taking a vacation for the holidays. The next update will be on Jan. 3, 2013.
|
DEC 18. - PBS NEWSHOUR
Median age of faithful is clue to future of religion worldwide
PBS NewsHour produced a segment highlighting results from the Pew Forum's new study on the size of religious groups around the world. In an interview with Senior Researcher Conrad Hackett, the NewsHour explored the study's findings regarding the differences in median age for the world's major religions, which have important implications for each religion's growth rates.
|
DEC. 18 - THE NEW YORK TIMES
Study finds one in 6 follows no religion
The New York Times reported on the Pew Forum's new demographic report on the size and distribution of religious groups across the globe. This includes the religiously unaffiliated, who at 16% of the world's population now constitute the third-largest religious group after Christians and Muslims. Quoting the Forum's associate director for research, Alan Cooperman, the article also highlighted findings on the geographic concentrations of different religions, with Christians being the most evenly dispersed worldwide.
|
DEC. 17 - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Survey: Perceptions of Mormons mostly unchanged
The Associated Press reported on a recent Pew Forum survey that found eight-in-ten Americans say they learned little or nothing about the Mormon religion during the 2012 presidential campaign. However, the poll findings do suggest some warming in attitudes toward Mormonism, especially among religious groups that voted heavily for Mitt Romney.
|
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Seth Perlman.
|
