Oct. 9, 2008
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Will the Culture War Matter on Election Day?

Analyzing the Fall Campaign: Religion and the Presidential Election

Resources on International Religious Freedom

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Will the Culture War Matter on Election Day?
Will escalating economic difficulties bring new fronts to the culture war? If the candidates focus more on culture war issues, will it help or hurt them with voters? The Pew Forum invited two culture war experts and a group of leading journalists to discuss these and other questions. Read the event transcript »
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Analyzing the Fall Campaign: Religion and the Presidential Election
Pew Forum Senior Fellow John Green and Scott Keeter, director of survey research at the Pew Research Center, dissect polls and analyze trends in a wide-ranging discussion with journalists on the role religion is playing in the 2008 presidential campaign. Read the event transcript »
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Resources on International Religious Freedom
Oct. 27 marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the International Religious Freedom Act, which made the promotion of religious freedom a basic aim of U.S. foreign policy. The Pew Forum has assembled a variety of resources on international religious freedom, including event transcripts, Q&As and news clips. Go to the resource page »
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Pew Forum in the News
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Oct. 7 - Newsweek
Power in the Pews
Because they tend to be more affluent, more educated, more acculturated and more likely to vote than other Hispanics, Latino evangelicals "punch above their weight when it comes to electoral impact," says Pew Forum Director Luis Lugo.


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Top Religion Headlines
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Oct. 9 - The Independent
Holy War Strikes India

Oct. 9 - Time
Analysis: Does Sarah Palin Have a Pentecostal Problem?

Oct. 9 - The Washington Post
Chinese Detainees' Release Is Blocked

Oct. 8 - The Christian Science Monitor
Obama Struggles to Attract Wavering Jewish Voters

Oct. 7 - USA Today
Candidates Reach for Tennessee's Evangelical Voters

Oct. 7 - Christianity Today
McCain Reveals His Spiritual Side for Public Viewing. How Will Evangelicals Respond?

Oct. 6 - Christianity Today
Barack Obama Is Making a Lot of Evangelicals Think Twice

Oct. 6 - Religion News Service
Atheists File Suit Over National Day of Prayer

Oct. 4 - The New York Times
A Fight Among Catholics Over Which Party Best Reflects Church Teachings

Oct. 2 - The Economist
Endless Culture War

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