http://pewforum.org/ The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. en-us Copyright: (C) Copyright 2005 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved. info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:40:01 -0400 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:40:01 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewforum.org/images/rssfeeds.gif http://pewforum.org/ http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19833 Catholic Charities of Washington has added language to a hiring letter for new employees explicitly requiring that they "not violate the principles or tenets of the Catholic faith." All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19833 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19823 Hundreds of Palestinians in east Jerusalem set tires and garbage bins ablaze on Tuesday and hurled rocks at Israeli riot police, who responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19823 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19832 A video posted on a militant Web site calls for Muslims in Nigeria to use "the sword and the spear" to rise up against Christians in Africa's most populous nation, according to a translation released Tuesday by a U.S. group that monitors militant sites. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19832 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19828 The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Monday it opposes the Democratic health care plan heading for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives because of its language on abortion. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19828 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19827 Last year, after Kansas abortion provider George Tiller was killed in church, his supporters worried about what would happen to the hundreds of women who sought late-term abortions each year at Tiller's clinic, which was closed after his death. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19827 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19826 Latino population growth over the past two decades has boosted numbers in the Catholic Church, but a new, in-depth analysis shows Latinos' allegiance to Catholicism is waning as some move toward other Christian denominations or claim no religion at all. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19826 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19818 Like many Americans, Doug Pagitt grew up outside the world of organized religion. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19818 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19824 A late-night court hearing Monday in this quiet Irish town gave new glimpses into the case that American and Irish prosecutors are pursuing against a group of Muslims on both sides of the Atlantic suspected of plotting to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad atop the body of a dog. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19824 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19822 Muslims attacked a community center and burned several homes belonging to Coptic Christians in northwestern Egypt over the weekend, injuring 23 people, in a rampage that a local bishop said was incited by a radical Muslim cleric. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19822 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19821 Roman Catholic officials defended Pope Benedict XVI amid a growing sex-abuse scandal that recently reached his former archdiocese in Germany. All http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19821 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST