November Turnout May Be High
Unlike the past three mid-term election campaigns, Democrats are more enthusiastic than Republicans about voting this year.
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Bibliography: Pentecostalism in Africa
Akinsuyi, Yemi. 2001. “Election 2003 Shall Be Well, Says Mbang.” This Day. November 26. Amadi, Sam. 2004. “Theological Ambivalence and Democratic Accountability.” Summary of presentation given for the Pentecostal-Civil Society Dialogue, Lagos, Nigeria. October 18. Amran, Athman. 2005. “Christians Urged to Be Sincere on Vote.” The East African Standard. August 30. Anderson, Allan. 2005. […]
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Preface
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting….All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them….’In […]
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The Christmas Wars: Religion in the American Public Square
Washington, D.C. Every year as the holiday season gets underway, debates break out across the country over the appropriateness of religious displays in public spaces, such as crèches and menorahs placed in town halls. But the so-called “Christmas wars” are only a small part of a much larger debate concerning the proper place of religion […]
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Bibliography: Pentecostalism in Asia
Age, The. 2006. “India Low-caste Hindus Convert en Masse.”October 15. Anderson, Allan. 2004. An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Anderson, Allan. 2005. “The Origins of Pentecostalism and its Global Spread in the Early Twentieth Century.” Transformation 22 (3): 175-185. Anderson, Allan. 2006. “Pandita Ramabai, the Mukti Revival and Global Pentecostalism.” […]
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Overview: Pentecostalism in Latin America
Pentecostalism has become a significant part of Latin America’s religious and political landscape in recent years. Especially since the 1960s, the region has witnessed dramatic growth in the number of pentecostals. According to 2005 figures from the World Christian Database, pentecostals represent 13%, or about 75 million, of Latin America’s population of nearly 560 million. […]
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Iraq Looms Large in Nationalized Election
Summary of Findings Iraq has become the central issue of the midterm elections. There is more dismay about how the U.S. military effort in Iraq is going than at any point since the war began more than three years ago. And the war is the dominant concern among the majority of voters who say they […]
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Section II – Religion and Politics
Faith and Politics There is no consensus regarding whether churches and other houses of worship should express their views on day-to-day social and political questions. Roughly half (51%) say churches and other houses of worship should express their views on such issues, while 46% believe they should keep out of political matters. A year ago […]
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Pentecostal Resource Page
Pentecostalism and related charismatic movements represent one of the fastest-growing segments of global Christianity. At least a quarter of the world’s 2 billion Christians are thought to be members of these lively, highly personal faiths, which emphasize such spiritually renewing “gifts of the Holy Spirit” as speaking in tongues, divine healing and prophesying. Even more […]