Weekly Update
Aug. 30, 2012
Romney and Ryan's Religious Biographies
 
Paul Ryan officially accepted the GOP's nomination for vice president at the Republican National Convention on Aug. 29. Mitt Romney is scheduled to accept the party's nomination for president tonight. What are the religious backgrounds of the Republican Party's nominees? Read Romney and Ryan's religious biographies to learn about how religion figures in their lives and their views on the role of faith in public life.
AUG. 27 - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Southeast Asian Muslims among world's most devout
An article on Muslims in Southeast Asia explores findings from a recent Pew Forum report. Among the report's findings, nearly all Muslims in Indonesia (98%) and more than nine-in-ten in Malaysia (93%) and Thailand (93%) say they engage in giving zakat, the traditional giving of alms.
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AUG. 28 - THE WASHINGTON POST
Abortion gains as political issue
AUG. 27 - THE NEW YORK TIMES
New York rabbi's prayer will open GOP convention
AUG. 27 - THE PLAIN DEALER
Amish beard-cutting trial attracts international attention, pitting law of God vs. law of man
AUG. 27 - THE WASHINGTON POST
Indonesian security forces turn to Islamic clerics to uproot terrorism
AUG. 26 - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Attacks on shrines rattle Libya
AUG. 25 - THE NEW YORK TIMES
Radical Islamic attacks in a moderate region unnerve the Kremlin
AUG. 24 - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
With 2 Catholic rivals for VP, a cardinal at RNC, Catholics play prominent role in campaign
AUG. 23 - NATIONAL JOURNAL
Obama vs. Romney: social issues
AUG. 22 - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Classes delayed at Shanghai seminary at heart of priest-party struggle over new bishop
AUG. 20 - THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Pakistani Christians, fearing backlash, flee community after girl is accused of blasphemy
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