Pew Forum Weekly UPDATE

Media Coverage of Religion in the '08 Campaign

A new report from the Pew Forum and the Project for Excellence in Journalism finds that media coverage of religion in the presidential primary campaign from January 2007 through April 2008 rivaled coverage of race and gender combined. Read the report »

Resources on Religion in China
Next month's Beijing Olympics will put an international spotlight on China. The Forum has assembled a collection of resources on religion in China, including a recent analysis examining the country's religious demographics. See the resource page »

The Candidates on Faith-Based Initiatives
In a July 1 speech, Barack Obama advocated an expansion of President Bush's faith-based initiative. Religion & Politics '08 summarizes Obama's and McCain's views on this and 11 other hot-button issues. Go to Religion & Politics '08 »