Pew Forum in the News

Pew Forum in the News

Feb. 3, 2011 - CNN Obama delivers major speech on personal faith  CNN's Belief Blog reports that President Obama delivered a speech about his personal faith at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. The blog posting cites a Pew Forum survey that found that nearly one-in-five Americans say they believe Obama is a Muslim.

Feb. 2, 2011 - The Washington Post Egypt's uprising stirs fears of persecution in minority Coptic Christians  A Washington Post article on the impact a new Egyptian government could have on the country's minority Coptic Christians cites the Pew Forum's 2009 Global Restrictions on Religion report. The study found that a number of the world's countries with the highest restrictions on religion are Muslim-majority, including Egypt, Iran, Indonesia and Pakistan. Read more Pew Forum in the News articles »

Top Religion Headlines

Feb. 1 - The Philadelphia Inquirer A study asks: What's a church's economic worth?  Feb. 1 - Religion News Service National Prayer Breakfast again overshadowed by controversy  Jan. 31 - Los Angeles Times Israel 'anxiously monitoring' turmoil in Egypt  Jan. 31 - The Associated Press Gay activist conference in Minn. has faith focus  Jan. 31 - Religion News Service Pentagon: No change for chaplains with gay ban repeal  Jan. 29 - The Australian Malaysia steers moderate course with Najib at helm  Jan. 29 - The Associated Press Air Force chaplains enlist theology school in effort to help service members with PTSD   Jan. 29 - The Irish Times France upholds ban on marriage for gay couples  Jan. 28 - The New York Times  Protests unsettle Jordan while most other neighbors stay calm   Jan. 27 - The New York Times With Muslim Brotherhood set to join Egypt protests, religion's role may grow  Read more Religion News »