
Tag: Barack Obama

Reporting on Islam
While 1 in five people practice Islam internationally, a Pew Research survey in 2010 found that about half of Americans are able to correctly identify the Quran and Ramadan as associated with Islam. Another Pew survey in 2007 revealed that 58 percent of Americans say they know little or nothing about Islam’s practices, and often, what they do know […]
“Obama to take executive action on immigration”
Read a June 30, 2014, article from CNN about President Obama’s action on immigration policy issues in the wake of the 2013-14 surge in migrant children at the United States’ southern border.
“Immigration Reform Is Dead. Obama Is in Trouble.”
Read a June 27, 2014, article from Bloomberg View about national developments in immigration policy in the wake of the 2013-14 surge in migrant children at the United States’ southern border.
Times Topics: Immigration and Emigration
The New York Times maintains an archive of all its coverage on national immigration and emigration issues.

Religious freedom in the dock: The high court on the contraception mandate
Religious freedom has become the broad catchphrase in today’s biggest culture war issues. The Obama administration’s contraception mandate is the latest example, as the Supreme Court ruled June 30 in favor of Hobby Lobby and another corporation that wanted to opt out of birth control coverage.

“Southern Baptists look for cures to stagnation”
Read a June 10, 2009, Religion News Service story, “Southern Baptists look for cures to stagnation.”
“Evangelicals get religion on immigration reform”
Read a Nov. 16, 2012, MSNBC article about the ‘Evangelical Immigration Table.”