So far, journalists covering the hellish scenes in Haiti have done a good job of showing the degree to which religion — or religions — color life in that haunted, yet intensely spiritual nation.
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The Committee to Protect Journalists says freelancers now make up nearly 45 percent of journalists jailed worldwide, a dramatic increase over 2008.
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What we learned from the would-be Detroit bomber incident is that counter-terrorism must take seriously the hearts, minds and wills of potential bombers, and not just put more security in place.
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Mexico's National Human Rights Commission says 56 journalists have been killed in the past nine years and most of the slayings remain unsolved.
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More and more news organizations depend on freelance journalists to cover global hot spots. Freelancers say, however, that they are too often left to fend for themselves.
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Going to church this Sunday? Look around. The chances are that one in five of the people there find "spiritual energy" in mountains or trees, and one in six believe in the "evil eye"...
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Muslim Americans are more opposed to violence than are Muslims in other Western nations, says a new nationwide survey.
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Evangelical leader Dobson leaving radio show. Lutherans ask for forgiveness for persecutions. UN says faith leaders have 'widest reach' on environment. Christian prison proposed in small America.
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In a first-of-its-kind study, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life announced that 70% of the world's religious people are "highly restricted" in their home countries.
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French court finds Scientology guilty of fraud. Catholic Bishops tell African leaders to come clean. African Bishop backs jail for gays.
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