Majority in U.S. Say Israel Has Valid Reasons for Fighting; Fewer Say the Same About Hamas
57% of Americans express some sympathy with both Israelis and Palestinians, including 26% who say their sympathies lie equally with both groups.
Over the decade from 2007 to 2017, government restrictions on religion – laws, policies and actions by state officials that restrict religious beliefs and practices – increased markedly around the world.
The European continent today is split in public attitudes toward religion, minorities and social issues such as gay marriage and legal abortion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (29 ottobre 2018) – La Cortina di ferro che divideva l’Europa sarà anche caduta da tempo, ma ancora oggi il continente è attraversato da nette differenze di opinione verso religione, minoranze e temi sociali come il matrimonio tra persone dello stesso sesso e l’aborto legale. Rispetto ai cittadini dell’Europa occidentale, un numero minore […]
Concentrated in Europe, Orthodox Christians have declined as share of the global Christian population, from 20% in 1910 to 12% today. But the Ethiopian community is highly observant and growing.
People who are active in religious congregations tend to be happier and more civically engaged than either religiously unaffiliated adults or inactive members of religious groups, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of survey data from the United States and more than two dozen other countries.
Restrictions on religion increased in 2016 for the second straight year. Nationalist parties and organizations played an increasing role in harassment of religious minorities, especially in Europe.
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