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    1. Rise in countries with ‘very high’ government restrictions on religion in 2015

    Countries with the most extensive government restrictions on religion Many countries have some form of government restriction on religion, whether it involves policies that favor some groups over others or outright bans on certain worship practices. But each year, a few countries stand out as having particularly extensive restrictions. In 2015, 23 of the 198 […]

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    Methodology

    This is the eighth time Pew Research Center has measured restrictions on religion around the globe.[49. numoffset=”49″ See Methodology of Pew Research Center’s 2009 report “Global Restrictions on Religion” for a discussion of the conceptual basis for measuring restrictions on religion.] This report, which includes data for the year ending Dec. 31, 2015, generally follows […]

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    Acknowledgments

    This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion. Primary Researchers Claire Gecewicz, Research Assistant Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director of Research  Research Team Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research Jessica Hamar Martínez, Senior Researcher Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher Becka A. Alper, […]

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    The Changing Global Religious Landscape

    More babies were born to Christian mothers than to members of any other religion in recent years. Less than 20 years from now, however, the number of babies born to Muslims is expected to modestly exceed births to Christians.

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    Acknowledgments

    This report was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Future project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation. This report is a collaborative effort based on […]

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    Acknowledgments

    This report was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation. This report is a collaborative effort based on […]

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    3. Government restrictions rise in nearly all regions in 2015

    Government restrictions by region The median level of government restrictions on religion increased in four of the five regions analyzed in this report (Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe) from 2014 to 2015 and remained roughly the same in one region (the Americas). The largest increase occurred […]