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A study called 'Valuing Urban Congregations,' attempts to put a price tag on good will.
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Putting a Price on Your Church's Services

A new study calculates the economic value of those contributions

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Roman Catholic believer in China

Chinese Photographer Documents Catholic Resilience

Lu Nan exhibit at Loyola University shows that faith thrives in China despite government opposition

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., during a news conference on Capitol Hill (file)

American Muslims Fear Demonization in Congress

NY Congressman Peter King will begin hearings March 10 into what he calls the 'radicalization' of American Muslims

Christian, Jewish and Muslim students learn together in classrooms at the University Project, which aims to make religion more a source of peace in the world rather than a source of conflict.

Innovative Program Trains Pastors, Imams, Rabbis Together

Scholars from the three major Abrahamic faiths focus on their spiritual commonalities

Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia's Islamist movement Ennahdha, waves upon arrival in Tunis after 22 years in exile on January 30, 2011

Experts Assess Future Role of Islam in Nations Torn by Uprisings

Several world leaders worry Islamic extremists may come to power, but some experts say Islam can have legitimate role in politics

Young women pray in the Heart of Chechnya mosque during Friday Prayer

Amid Chechnya's Islamic Revival, Some Women Live in Fear

Once rebellious Chechnya is transforming into a conservative Muslim state

A police officer inspects the damage at the house of a member of Ahmadiyah sect after it was attacked by Muslim mob in Pandeglang, Banten province, Indonesia, February 7, 2011

Rising Religious Violence in Indonesia Gaining National Attention

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for disbanding any Muslim groups involved in violence

Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch PVV (Party for Freedom), sits in court in Amsterdam on February 14, 2011

Judges Rule Case Against Dutch Anti-Islam MP To Continue

Retrial ordered because of possible judicial bias against Wilders, new judges will listen to defense’s preliminary objections to case

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: Its Agenda

What will its role be in Egypt in the post-Mubarak era?

Baltimore police officer Robert Horne, the city's Islamic liaison, chats with students at a predominately African-American Islamic school to help the children better understand what police do, February 2011

Baltimore Police, African-American Muslims Forge a Relationship

The police department has an Islamic liaison to establish a rapport between officers and African-American Muslims

Falun Gong practitioners play instruments during a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia (2010 File)

Indonesia's Falun Gong Tolerated But Not Legal

Human rights organizations say ruling to restrict Falun Gong made to maintain good relations between China and Indonesia

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks in Indianapolis, February 18, 2011 (file photo)

Obama Administration Ends Defense of Law Supporting Traditional Marriage

White House policy reversal means it no longer will defend constitutionality of US law barring recognition of homosexual marriages

Indonesian youths gather outside the church that was attacked by Muslim hardliners in Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia, February 8, 2011

Muslim Mob Burns Churches in Indonesia

Group is protesting too-lenient sentence given a Christian for blaspheming against Islam

Tunisian Islamist party leader Rachid Ghanouchi, reacts during an interview with The Associated Press in El Menzah, Tunisia, January 30, 2011.

Tunisia Islamist Leader Does Not Support an Islamic State

Rachid Ghanouchi says his brand of religious politics is open, moderate and tolerant

Muslim pilgrims on the annual Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (file photo)

Study: Muslims to Make Up Fourth of World's Population by 2030

But study also expects that overall rate of Muslim growth will begin to slow down

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