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INSIDE THIS UPDATE Support for Abortion Slips Religious Groups Weigh In on Health Care Reform Pew Forum in the News Top Religion Headlines QUICK LINKS >> Bioethics Death Penalty Gay Marriage Religion & Politics Religion & Public Schools Religion & Social Welfare Religion & the Law Religion & World Affairs U.S. Religious Landscape Survey	Support for Abortion Slips A new poll by the Pew Forum and the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that fewer Americans express support for legal abortion than in 2007 and 2008. The poll reveals that Americans are now evenly divided on the question and finds less support for legal abortion among most demographic and political groups. Go to the survey report » Religious Groups Weigh In on Health Care Reform As the political battles over health care reform intensify, religious organizations are forcefully adding their voices to the debate. A new Pew Forum report provides information on two prominent coalitions of faith-based groups that have engaged their supporters to speak out on the proposals currently before the U.S. Congress.  Read the report » Pew Forum in the News Sept. 23 - The Associated Press Terror Probe Highlights Police-Muslim Tensions An Associated Press article on the relationship between Muslim Americans and U.S. law enforcement personnel following the 9/11 terrorist attacks cites data from a 2007 survey of Muslim Americans by the Pew Forum and the Pew Research Center. Read more Pew Forum in the News articles » Top Religion Headlines Oct. 2 - The Times Online Ultra-Orthodox Jews Accused of Fight To Keep 'Jews for Jesus' Out Oct. 1 - Los Angeles Times Abortion Language Heats Up Health Care Battle Sept. 29 - The Washington Post The Old Secular Cross? High Court To Consider Issue of Church-State Separation Sept. 29 - The Washington Post U.S. Says Taliban Has a New Haven in Pakistan Sept. 28 - The Wall Street Journal Disunity Threatens Sunni Iraq Sept. 28 - Los Angeles Times A New Push To Define 'Person,' and To Outlaw Abortion in the Process Sept. 27 - The Indianapolis Star Lutheran 'Reformers' Decide To Wait a Year Sept. 25 - Religion News Service One-in-Five Americans May Be Secular by 2030 Sept. 25 - The Washington Post Muslim Prayers at Capitol Stir Protests Sept. 25 - Chicago Tribune Illinois Supreme Court: Wills Can Use Religious Tests Read more Religion News » Photo Credits: Abortion signs: Corbis Health care town hall meeting: Steve Helber, The Associated Press

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