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    Methodology

    This analysis examines the mainstream media’s coverage of private security companies (PSCs) in Iraq over the course of the war. It looked at stories that appeared in mainstream media outlets that are archived on the Lexis/Nexis database. The time period examined was from the start of the war Thursday, March 20, 2003 to Thursday, April […]

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    U.S. Hispanics Who Are Evangelicals

    Nearly four-in-ten Latino Christians living in the United States describe themselves as “born again” or “evangelical” including 28% who self-identify as Roman Catholic.

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    Religious Activities and the Principle of Equal Access

    Over the past 20 years, evangelical Christians and others have advanced the rights of religious organizations to have equal access to meeting space and other forms of recognition provided by public schools to students.These organizations have consistently succeeded in securing the same privileges provided by public schools to secular groups. Their victories have not been […]

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    Religious Displays and the Courts

    In a new series of occasional reports, “Religion and the Courts: The Pillars of Church-State Law,” the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life explores the complex, fluid relationship between government and religion. Among the issues to be examined are religion in public schools, displays of religious symbols on public property, conflicts concerning the free […]

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    Event Transcript

    Pew Research Center In the first-ever nationwide random survey of American Muslims, the Pew Research Center analyzed interviews with more than 1,000 Muslims nationwide that probed religious practices, political views and demographic background. The resulting survey paints a detailed picture of a new American population that is both highly assimilated and unhappy with the ongoing […]

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    Another Trans-Atlantic Divide? Church-State Relations in Europe and the United States

    Washington, D.C. Europeans and Americans approach the relationship between church and state differently. European churches, for instance, often receive official sanction and substantial financial support from the government. In the United States, on the other hand, the government recognizes no church, and whatever aid it provides is usually indirect and substantially more limited. Even ideas […]

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    Mormonism and Politics: Are They Compatible?

    Key West, Florida Some of the nation’s leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in May 2007 for the Pew Forum’s biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Richard Bushman, an emeritus professor at Columbia University and author of several books about Mormon history, discussed the relationship between The Church of Jesus […]

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    Glossary

    Baptism of the Holy Spirit: A distinctive experience among pentecostals and charismatics in which the believer receives spiritual gifts and powers, such as speaking in tongues, healing and prophecy. Bilingual: Hispanics who read and speak both English and Spanish, as determined by a series of questions that explore language ability and use. Charismatics: Those Christians […]

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    Glossary

    Back to report home Baptism of the Holy Spirit: A distinctive experience among pentecostals and charismatics in which the believer receives spiritual gifts and powers, such as speaking in tongues, healing and prophecy. Bilingual: Hispanics who read and speak both English and Spanish, as determined by a series of questions that explore language ability and use. Charismatics: Those […]

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    The Importance of Being Christian

    Nearly four-in-ten Americans (39%) say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who is “Christian,” the second most positive trait tested, behind only “military service” (48%).