Hostility To Religious Practices Rises In Many Countries, Including U.S.
On Thursday, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life released a third in a series of reports on the extent to which governments and societies around the world restrict religious practices. This latest report, titled Rising Tide of Restrictions on Religion, traces changes in religious restrictions from mid-2009 to mid-2010. As of mid-2010, eighteen countries had very high levels of governmental restrictions on religion, while 15 countries had high levels ...