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2008-06-23
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life;
Presents findings on Americans' religious beliefs, practices, and experiences, such as varying conceptions of God and degrees of dogmatism. Looks at attitudes toward morality, modernity, and tradition, as well as political and economic ideology, by faith.
2009-04-13
Cato Institute;
A spreading Islamic insurgency engulfs the amorphous and ungoverned border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. After initial victories by the United States and the Northern Alliance in autumn 2001, hundreds of Taliban and al Qaeda fighters fled Afghanistan to seek refuge across the border in Pakistan's rugged northwest. Since 2007, the number of ambushes, militant offensives, and targeted assassinations has risen sharply across Afghanistan, while suicide bombers and pro-Taliban insurgents sweep through settled areas of Pakistan at an alarming pace. For better and for worse, Pakistan will remain the fulcrum of U.S. policy in the region -- its leaders continue to provide vital counterterrorism cooperation and have received close to $20 billion in assistance from the United States, yet elements associated with its national intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence, covertly assist militant proxy groups destabilizing the region.
Instead of "surging" into this volatile region, the United States must focus on limiting cross-border movement along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier and supporting local Pakistani security forces with a small number of U.S. Special Forces personnel. To improve fighting capabilities and enhance cooperation, Washington and Islamabad must increase the number of Pakistani officers trained through the U.S. Department of Defense International Military Education and Training program. In addition, U.S. aid to Pakistan must be monitored more closely to ensure Pakistan's military does not divert U.S. assistance to the purchase of weapons systems that can be used against its chief rival, India. Most important, U.S. policymakers must stop embracing a single Pakistani leader or backing a single political party, as they unwisely did with Pervez Musharraf and the late Benazir Bhutto.
America's actions are not passively accepted by the majority of Pakistan's population, and officials in Islamabad cannot afford to be perceived as putting America's interests above those of their own people. Because the long-term success of this nuclear-armed Muslim-majority country depends on the public's repudiation of extremism, and our continued presence in Afghanistan is adding more fuel to violent religious radicalism, our mission in the region, as well as our tactics, our objectives, and our interests, must all be reexamined.
2017-04-26
Pew Research Center;
The idea that highly educated people are less religious, on average, than those with less education has been a part of the public discourse for decades, but some scholars of religion have called this notion into question. And a new analysis of Pew Research Center surveys shows that the relationship between religion and education in the United States is not so simple.
2009-04-27
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life;
Analyzes survey results on how often Americans change religious affiliations; at what age; from what former faith or lack thereof; and why, with a focus on former and new Catholics and Protestants.
2017-07-26
Pew Research Center;
The early days of Donald Trump's presidency have been an anxious time for many Muslim Americans, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Overall, Muslims in the United States perceive a lot of discrimination against their religious group, are leery of Trump and think their fellow Americans do not see Islam as part of mainstream U.S. society. At the same time, however, Muslim Americans express a persistent streak of optimism and positive feelings. Overwhelmingly, they say they are proud to be Americans, believe that hard work generally brings success in this country and are satisfied with the way things are going in their own lives – even if they are not satisfied with the direction of the country as a whole.
2015-11-03
Pew Research Center;
Is the American public becoming less religious? Yes, at least by some key measures of what it means to be a religious person. An extensive new survey of more than 35,000 U.S. adults finds that the percentages who say they believe in God, pray daily and regularly go to church or other religious services all have declined modestly in recent years.
But the Pew Research Center study also finds a great deal of stability in the U.S. religious landscape. The recent decrease in religious beliefs and behaviors is largely attributable to the "nones" -- the growing minority of Americans, particularly in the Millennial generation, who say they do not belong to any organized faith. Among the roughly three-quarters of U.S. adults who do claim a religion, there has been no discernible drop in most measures of religious commitment. Indeed, by some conventional measures, religiously affiliated Americans are, on average, even more devout than they were a few years ago.
The 2014 Religious Landscape Study is a follow-up to an equally extensive survey on religion in America, conducted in 2007. An initial report on the findings from the 2014 study, released in May 2015, described the changing size and demographic characteristics of the nation's major religious groups. This report focuses on Americans' religious beliefs and practices and assesses how they have changed in recent years.
2010-04-15
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life;
Details results of a nineteen-country survey on religious beliefs and practices, knowledge of and views of other faiths, political and economic satisfaction, and views on democracy, extremism, religious law, the status of women, and other issues.
2004-01-01
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life;
Takes a close look at how religion is currently treated in the U.S. public school curriculum and explores how and where study about religion should take place in the curriculum.
2009-03-14
HealthCare Chaplaincy;
In the second of a series of literature reviews on the theory and practice of outcome-based pastoral care in health care, offers reviews of eight books, as well as a commentary, on what chaplains need to know about motivation and learning, and why.
2004-12-01
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life;
Explores the challenges facing Europe as it absorbs a rapidly growing Muslim population and culture into European secular societies. Looks at the political, economic, and cultural issues related to the possible inclusion of Turkey into the EU.
2009-09-07
Independent Commission on Turkey;
Analyzes obstacles to Turkey's EU accession, factors behind member states' opposition, and Turkey's reaction. Examines unresolved issues and missed opportunities, as well as diplomatic, economic, and religious developments, and recommends fair treatment.
2004-09-01
Independent Commission on Turkey;
Presents the findings of the Independent Commission on Turkey in its examination of the major challenges and opportunities connected with Turkey's possible membership in the European Union.
