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transcriptDec 19, 2011

Event Transcript: Global Christianity

In a conference call with journalists, Pew Forum staff members discussed the findings of a report, Global Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population.
reportDec 19, 2011

Global Christianity – A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population

A comprehensive demographic study finds that there are 2.18 billion Christians of all ages around the world, representing nearly a third of the estimated 2010 global population of 6.9 billion. Christians are also geographically widespread, and no single region can indisputably claim to be the center of global Christianity.
reportDec 18, 2011

The Media Turn the GOP Race into a Two-Man Battle

Attention to the Republican nomination fight increased last week with Iowa looming and Gingrich and Romney locked in campaign combat.
short readsDec 16, 2011

The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life

As the last U.S. combat troops head home from Iraq this month, some will face a difficult re-entry to civilian life. A Pew Research Center survey of 1,853 veterans found that 27% said readjusting to civilian life was “very” or “somewhat difficult.”
short readsDec 16, 2011

Twitter and the Campaign: Its Coverage of Ron Paul

Between May 2 and Nov. 27 of this year, there were more than 1.1 million postings on Twitter about Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul. He received far more discussion on social media than in the traditional news outlets.
short readsDec 16, 2011

Unauthorized Immigrants: Patterns of Parenthood

Nearly half (46%) of unauthorized adult immigrants in the U.S. today are parents of minor children.
short readsDec 16, 2011

Religious Advocacy Groups in Washington, D.C.: Catholic and Evangelical Protestant Lobbying

The religious traditions with the largest number of advocacy groups in Washington, D.C. are Catholicism (19% of all groups) and evangelical Protestantism (18% of all groups).
reportDec 16, 2011

Religion and the GOP Nomination Race: December Update

Newt Gingrich currently holds a 35% to 21% lead over Mitt Romney among Republican and Republican-leaning voters who say they are very likely to vote in the GOP primaries or caucuses, and his lead is even larger among white evangelical GOP voters.
reportDec 15, 2011

Frustration with Congress Could Hurt Republican Incumbents

Overview Public discontent with Congress has reached record levels, and the implications for incumbents in next year’s elections could be stark. Two-in-three voters say most members of Congress should be voted out of office in 2012 – the highest on record. And the number who say their own member should be replaced matches the all-time […]
short readsDec 15, 2011

Texting, Talking on the Phone and Driving

The federal government has proposed banning the use of personal electronic devices while driving. How widespread is that use? A Pew Research Center study found that 27% of American adults say they have texted while driving, and 61% say they have talked on their cell phones while behind the wheel.