All Posts Tagged With: "pew-forum"

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What Makes a Good Fanatic? The Big Guns Get Philosophical

As a freelancer, I have a lot of jobs, but one of the most enjoyable is editing transcripts for the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The task involves many solitary hours spent combing through the words of distinguished experts of religion. It’s an immersive experience, and I pay far more attention to the [...]

12Mar2008 | Andrea Useem | 1 comment | Continued
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Islam’s “Fallen Pillar:” Compulsory Charity

Four of Islam’s five pillars lend themselves to easily to stories and pictures. Whether it’s articles about converts, images of men bent over in prayer (a photographic trope one Muslim journalist refers to as “a**-shots,”) video of pilgrims swirling around the Kaaba as they complete their Hajj, or stories about Muslims breaking their Ramadan fasts, [...]

26Oct2007 | Andrea Useem | 5 comments | Continued
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Why Religion May Not Matter Much in 2008

This presidential election cycle is supposed to be all about religion, right? The pundit mop-up of George Bush’s 2004 victory was all about “values voters,” and while the “God gap” apparently narrowed in the 2006 mid-term elections, we’ve still had any number of articles about how the Democrats are getting religion. (We are awaiting a [...]

25Sep2007 | Andrea Useem | 5 comments | Continued
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Religion and the Presidential Candidates: Fun Facts

 

 
Question: What does the current field of presidential contenders have in common with the Supreme Court bench? Answer: It is disproportionately Catholic.
Using the handily compiled religious biographies of the presidential candidates (which number 16, if undeclared Fred Thompson is included) from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, ReligionWriter discovered these interesting tidbits.
Six out [...]

15Aug2007 | Andrea Useem | 1 comment | Continued
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How Many Muslims Are There in the U.S.? New Pew Figure Sharpens Debate

(Below: Muslim American high school students gather in October, 2006, for a community iftar, or fast-breaking, during the month of Ramadan. PHOTO BY ANDREA USEEM)
A new study, released yesterday (May 22, 2007) by the Pew Research Center, estimates a total Muslim population in the U.S. of 2.4 million – about 0.6 percent of the [...]

23May2007 | Andrea Useem | 2 comments | Continued
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Survey: As Hispanics Assimilate, They Are More Likely to Convert

A new study out this morning from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the
Pew
Hispanic
Center includes a chapter on religious conversion among Hispanics in
America.
Basic Data on Latino Conversion:
The vast majority of Latinos (82%) give no indication of ever having changed their religious affiliation. However, almost one-in-five (18%) Latinos say they [...]

25Apr2007 | Andrea Useem | 1 comment | Continued
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