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    Table: Estimated Number of Emigrants by Religious Affiliation

    .footnotes p{ color: #58585B;font-size: 1.2em !important; } td:nth-child(2){ border-right:1px solid #ccc; } td{ padding: 8px 5px !important; } Display: Number | Percentage View By: Religious Affiliation | Region From / Origin country Total number of migrants Christian Muslim Hindu Buddhist Jewish Other Unaffiliated Afghanistan 3,010,000 <10,000 2,990,000 <10,000 <1,000 <10,000 <10,000 <10,000 Albania 1,550,000 720,000 […]

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    Event Transcript: Lobbying for the Faithful

    A November 2011 Pew Forum report gave a brief history of organized religious advocacy in Washington, D.C., and examined the major characteristics of religion-related advocacy. The Pew Forum hosted an event to discuss the report’s key findings with journalists, policymakers and representatives from organizations that advocate on religion-related issues in Washington.

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    Evolution, Growth and Turnover

    Updated May 15, 2012 Navigate this page: Growth in the Early 20th Century World War II Through the 1960s Surge in Growth After 1970 Turnover and Churn Religious advocacy in early American history generally focused on state and local governments. But religious groups and organizations occasionally were drawn into national lobbying campaigns for issues in […]

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    The Generation Gap and the 2012 Election

    Overview In the last four national elections, generational differences have mattered more than they have in decades. According to the exit polls, younger people have voted substantially more Democratic than other age groups in each election since 2004, while older voters have cast more ballots for Republican candidates in each election since 2006. The latest […]

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    Chapter 6: A Profile of the Modern Military

    Today’s military is smaller, older, more diverse and more likely to be married than the force that served a generation or two ago. A larger proportion of minorities and women serve as officers and enlisted personnel. Proportionately fewer high school dropouts and more college graduates fill the enlisted ranks. Since the military draft was abolished […]