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Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

28 Feb 2013

US Catholics divided on church’s direction under new pope

As the pontificate of Benedict XVI comes to an end, many American Catholics express a desire for change, says the Pew Forum on Religion and public life.
18 Dec 2012

The demography of belief worldwide

As we report elsewhere on Ekklesia (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17645), a new, comprehensive demographic study of more than 230 countries and territories conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life finds that more than eight-in-ten people worldwide identify with a religious group -- while the number of those unaffiliated with religion is on the rise, and now constitutes the third-largest global belief group.
18 Dec 2012

Eight-in-ten of world population identify with a religious group

A new, comprehensive demographic study of more than 230 countries and territories finds that more than 8 in 10 worldwide identify with a religious group.
22 Nov 2011

Huge five-fold increase in religious lobbying in Washington DC

Organisations engaged in religious lobbying or religion-related advocacy in Washington DC have increased fivefold in the past four decades, says new research.
28 Jan 2011

New report projects 35% global increase in Muslim population

The world’s Muslim population is expected to increase by about 35% in the next 20 years, says a new, comprehensive report from the Pew Research Center.
4 Oct 2010

Religious illiteracy - new and not so new

The recent Pew Forum report on religious literacy, or the lack of it, in the United States contains some new and some not-so-new trends, says Martin E. Marty. Above all, it is is a wake-up call for those who value belief seeking understanding.
29 Sep 2010

Atheists outperform believers in religious knowledge, survey finds

A US survey has shown widespread gaps in the religious knowledge of believers, with atheists and agnostics sometimes even outperforming the faithful
22 Sep 2010

US poll shows most favour public religion, including non-believers

A majority of Americans, including those who do not practice a faith, think students should be able to express their religion in public schools.
9 Oct 2009

Major new survey puts global Muslim population at 1.57 billion

A new, comprehensive study of over 200 countries finds that there are 1.57 billion Muslims of all ages living in the world today - 23% of an estimated 2009 world population of 6.8 billion.
28 Apr 2009

Survey charts growth amongst religious ‘unaffiliated’ in US

The biggest gains due to change in religious affiliation in the US have been among those who say they are not affiliated with any particular faith, according to a new study.

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