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    In Brief: Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC

    The Court’s Unanimous Decision On Jan. 11, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in a significant church employment dispute, giving religious organizations wide latitude in hiring and firing clergy and other employees who perform religious duties. In its unanimous decision, the high court explicitly recognized a legal doctrine known as the “ministerial exception.” Lower courts […]

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    Majority Continues to Support Death Penalty

    A November 2011 survey finds continued majority support for the death penalty in the U.S. Compared with 20 years ago, however, there is more concern today among death penalty opponents about flaws in the justice system and the possibility that innocent people could be put to death.

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    New Pew Forum Survey of Mormons in America

    Washington, D.C. —In a 10 a.m. EST conference call for journalists on Thursday, Jan. 12,2012, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life willdiscuss the findings from a major new comprehensive survey, Mormons in America: Certain in Their Beliefs but Uncertain of TheirPlace in Society. Conducted between Oct. 25 and Nov. 16, 2011, among […]

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    Religion and the 2012 Iowa Republican Caucuses

    Polling conducted as voters entered the 2012 Iowa caucuses shows a clear split between born-again evangelical Christians, who favored Rick Santorum, and other voters, who favored Mitt Romney.

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    Table: Christian Population in Numbers by Country

    View as: Numbers | Percent of All Christians | Percent of Total Population Country Estimated 2010 Christian Population Estimated 2010 Catholic Population Estimated 2010 Protestant Population Estimated 2010 Orthodox Population Estimated 2010 Other Christian Population Estimated 2010 Total Population Afghanistan 30,000 < 10,000 30,000 < 1,000 < 1,000 31,410,000 Albania 580,000 330,000 < 10,000 240,000 […]

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    Table: Christian Population as Percentages of All Christians by Country

    View as: Numbers | Percent of All Christians | Percent of Total Population Country Percentage of 2010 Christian Population that is Catholic Percentage of 2010 Christian Population that is Protestant Percentage of 2010 Christian Population that is Orthodox Percentage of 2010 Christian Population that is Other Christian Percentage of 2010 Christian Population that is Christian […]

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    Table: Christian Population as Percentages of Total Population by Country

    View as: Numbers | Percent of All Christians | Percent of Total Population Country Percentage of 2010 Population that is Catholic Percentage of 2010 Population that is Protestant Percentage of 2010 Population that is Orthodox Percentage of 2010 Population that is Other Christian Percentage of 2010 Population that is Christian Afghanistan < 0.1% < 0.1% […]