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June 23, 2011

Global Survey of Evangelical Protestant Leaders
A new survey by the Pew Forum finds that evangelical Protestant leaders who live in the Global South generally are optimistic about the prospects for evangelicalism in their countries. But those who live in the Global North expect that the state of evangelicalism in their countries will either stay about the same (21%) or worsen (33%) over the next five years. Read the full report > 
 

Pew Forum in the News 

June 22 - cnn
CNN's Belief Blog covers a new Pew Forum survey of more than 2,000 evangelical Protestant leaders from around the globe who attended the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. Among the survey's findings, more than eight-in-ten leaders from the U.S. who attended the conference say that the state of evangelicalism in the U.S. today is about the same (29%) or worse (53%) than it was five years ago.
June 20 - The Boston Globe
An article on the Mormon Church's recent ad campaign to address negative stereotypes of Mormons cites a 2007 Pew Research Center report that found that 53% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Mormons.

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TOP RELIGION News ON THE WEB

June 20 - the Washington Post
Romney, Huntsman try to tap wealth of Mormon community 

June 19 - the Associated Press
Some Methodist pastors flout ban on performing same-sex marriage despite threat of discipline 

June 19 - the Associated Press
Experts: Radical Nigerian Muslim sect widening its reach with suicide bombing in capital 

June 19 - the Columbus Dispatch
Religion still counts in presidential race 

June 17 - The Associated Press
Osama bin Laden's deputy takes control of al-Qaida 

June 17 - The Sacramento Bee
Battle over San Francisco ballot measure to ban circumcision 

June 16 - The Associated Press
Catholic bishops renew abuse prevention plan as is despite pressure to close loopholes 

June 16 - The Associated Press
Southern Baptists vote to support path to legal status for illegal immigrants 

June 16 - The Times
Mass suicide fears as French worry that it's Apocalypse, now 

June 15 - National Journal
Emotions run high at radicalization hearing 

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In This Issue
Global Survey of Evangelical Protestant Leaders
Pew Forum in the News
Top Religion News on the Web

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