http://pewforum.org/Explore Pew Forum event transcripts, which feature guests ranging from politicians to religious leaders to legal scholars discussing an array of topics and issues at the intersection of religion and public life. en-usCopyright: (C) Copyright 2009 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved.info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info)info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info)60http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://pewforum.org/uploadedImages/_content/defaultPublicationThumb(1).gifhttp://pewforum.org/Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:55:25 GMTThu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTThu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTMore than half a century ago, the United Nations affirmed the principle of religious freedom in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, defining it as "the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion."http://pewforum.org/Government/Global-Restrictions-on-Religion-Roundtable-Event.aspxGovernmentJewishMuslimUnaffiliatedAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesMainline Protestant ChurchesHistorically Black Protestant ChurchesCatholicJehovah's WitnessMormonOrthodoxBeliefs & PracticesOther AffiliationsOther ChristianGeographyOther DemographicsFri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe evangelical Christian movement historically has been defined by its members' distinctive doctrinal standards and practices. Yet in recent years many Americans have come to understand evangelicals more by their political, rather than religious, identity. http://pewforum.org/Christian/Evangelical-Protestant-Churches/The-Future-of-Evangelicals-A-Conversation-with-Pastor-Rick-Warren.aspxAbortionSocial WelfareChristianAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesBeliefs & PracticesThu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, established by President Barack Obama, plans to expand partnerships between the government and faith-based and community organizations for the delivery of social services.http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/Government-Partnerships-With-Faith-Based-Organizations-Looking-Back-Moving-Forward.aspxGovernmentSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsMon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 GMTLeading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in May 2009 for the Pew Forum's Faith Angle Conference. Francis S. Collins, former director of the Human Genome Project, discussed why he believes religion and science are compatible and why the current conflict over evolution vs. faith is unnecessary.http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Religion-and-Science-Conflict-or-Harmony.aspxEducationPolitics & ElectionsScience & BioethicsAmericasEvent TranscriptsMon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in May 2009 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Wilfred McClay, a historian specializing in American intellectual history, offered an overview of Reinhold Niebuhr's unique form of progressive Christianity.http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Obamas-Favorite-Theologian-A-Short-Course-on-Reinhold-Niebuhr.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsMon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life held a conference call with journalists to discuss the release of a new Pew Forum survey that documents the fluidity of religious affiliation in the U.S. and describes the patterns and major reasons for change.http://pewforum.org/Faith-in-Flux-Changes-in-Religious-Affiliation-in-the-US.aspxReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesDemographicsTue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTWhat should we expect from Catholic leaders with respect to the policy decisions of President Obama and those of future administrations? To discuss this issue and others, the Pew Forum invited Archbishop Chaput, appointed by Pope John Paul II and the first Native American archbishop to be ordained in the U.S. http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/The-Political-Obligations-of-Catholics-A-Conversation-With-the-Most-Rev-Charles-Chaput-Archbishop-of-Denver.aspxPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsCatholicMon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in December, 2008, for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life.http://pewforum.org/Muslim/America-and-Islam-After-Bush.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsMon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in December 2008 for the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life to look at the impact of religious voters in the 2008 election. http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/A-Post-Election-Look-at-Religious-Voters-in-the-2008-Election.aspxPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsRaceMon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in December 2008 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life.  http://pewforum.org/Race/Religion-and-Race-A-Historical-and-Contemporary-Perspective.aspxPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsRaceThu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe selection of Sarah Palin as the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate and Catholic bishops' criticism of Joe Biden's comments on when life begins have increased the attention paid to culture war issues. http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Will-the-Culture-War-Matter-on-Election-Day.aspxAbortionGay Marriage & HomosexualityPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsTue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMTWith less than two months before the presidential election in November, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life invited two senior researchers and a group of leading journalists to discuss recent findings on the role religion is playing in the presidential race.http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Analyzing-the-Fall-Campaign-Religion-and-the-Presidential-Election.aspxPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsDemographicsFri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTIn the 2008 presidential campaign, both Democrats and Republicans have frequently spoken about the concept of faith and, in many cases, their own religious beliefs. http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Targeting-the-Faithful.aspxPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsMon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTIn a noon conference call for journalists, Luis Lugo, director of the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, together with fellows John Green and Greg Smith, released the second report of the Forum's path-breaking U.S. Religious Landscape Survey...http://pewforum.org/US-Religious-Landscape-Survey-Report-II.aspxPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesDemographicsMon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMTOne year later, how have courts interpreted Hein? How will Hein affect the future direction of lawsuits involving the funding of religion?http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Hein-One-Year-Later-The-Future-of-Church-State-Litigation.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsTue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in May 2008 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life.http://pewforum.org/Christian/Evangelical-Protestant-Churches/American-Evangelicalism-New-Leaders-New-Faces-New-Issues.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesBeliefs & PracticesMon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTA voter at a New Hampshire polling station. Some of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in May 2008 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. William A. Galston, a senior f...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religious-Voters-in-the-2008-Election-What-It-Means-for-Democrats-Republicans.aspxPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesCatholicMon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTRecent advances in neuroscience and brain-imaging technology have offered researchers a look into the physiology of religious experiences.http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/How-Our-Brains-are-Wired-for-Belief.aspxPolitics & ElectionsScience & BioethicsAmericasEvent TranscriptsThu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTA variety of religious voices have been prominent in the 2008 presidential campaign to date, and to the surprise of many observers, these voices include religious activists with liberal and progressive perspectives. http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-Progressive-Politics-in-2008.aspxPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsTue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTPope Benedict XVI's first visit to the U.S. as pontiff comes amid a turbulent election year. He has planned stops at the White House, the U.N. and the Sept. 11 "Ground Zero" site.http://pewforum.org/Christian/Catholic/The-Pope-Comes-to-America.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsCatholicBeliefs & PracticesTue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTPeter Berger, an eminent sociologist of religion and a lifelong Lutheran, asked himself several years ago: "Would my moral convictions change if I woke up tomorrow as an atheist?"http://pewforum.org/Between-Relativism-and-Fundamentalism-Is-There-a-Middle-Ground.aspxAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesMon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe survey, principally authored by Green and Smith, involved 20-minute interviews with 35,000 American adults and is therefore one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of its kind. http://pewforum.org/First-Report-on-the-US-Religious-Landscape-Survey.aspxReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsDemographicsThu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMTOne significant pattern in the 2004 presidential election was the tendency of religiously observant Americans to vote Republican and the less observant to vote Democratic. But recent events suggest that this pattern, dubbed the "God gap," may be ...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Is-the-God-Gap-Closing.aspxPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesCatholicTue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTVideo Highlights Watch more event videos on the multimedia page. Some of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in December 2007 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life.John ...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/The-Religion-Factor-in-the-2008-Election.aspxPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesMon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTWatch more event video on the multimedia page. More from the December 2007 Faith Angle Conference Religious Literacy: What Every American Should Know The Religion Factor in the 2008 Election More: Research, news, blogs Some of the nation's leadin...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-Secularism-The-American-Experience.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsUnaffiliatedAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsMon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in December 2007 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life.http://pewforum.org/Religious-Literacy-What-Every-American-Should-Know.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesTue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMTWatch more event video on the multimedia page. The Pew Forum invited former presidential speechwriter Michael Gerson to discuss his new book, Heroic Conservatism, with Forum senior advisors Michael Cromartie and E.J. Dionne Jr. and a select group...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Heroic-Conservatism-A-Conversation-with-Author-Michael-Gerson.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsThu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum invited Mass. Sen. John Kerry to discuss the propriety of public inquiry into politicians' religious beliefs and how those beliefs influence candidates' views on the issues of the day. http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Faith-and-the-Public-Dialogue-A-Conversation-with-Sen-John-Kerry.aspxAbortionPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsThu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMTThat evangelicals have become an important political constituency is not news, but two new books probe behind the headlines to reveal both the hidden tensions and unsung successes of a movement that is about far more than just swing votes.http://pewforum.org/Christian/Evangelical-Protestant-Churches/Evangelicals-and-the-Public-Square.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesWed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMTTen years have passed since Oregon became the first state in the nation to authorize doctors to assist terminally ill patients in voluntarily ending their lives.http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Oregons-Death-with-Dignity-Law-10-Years-Later.aspxGovernmentScience & BioethicsAmericasEvent TranscriptsThu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMTOn April 18, 2007, the Supreme Court handed down a major ruling on abortion rights, upholding the constitutionality of the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.http://pewforum.org/Abortion/After--Gonzales-v-Carhart--The-Future-of-Abortion-Jurisprudence.aspxAbortionChurch-State LawAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsWed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMTSeeking to establish dialogue and understanding between Islamic and Western cultures, internationally renowned scholar Akbar Ahmed led a team of dedicated young Americans on a daring and unprecedented tour of the Muslim world. http://pewforum.org/Muslim/Journey-into-Islam-The-Crisis-of-Globalization.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsWed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum invited former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to discuss the fate of social conservatives and how he sees religion playing out in 2008 and beyond. He also addressed how he has witnessed religion impacting public affairs in his roles...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Whither-Social-Conservatives-A-Conversation-with-GOP-Presidential-Candidate-Mike-Huckabee.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesTue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTIn the first-ever nationwide random survey of American Muslims, the Pew Research Center analyzed interviews with more than 1,000 Muslims nationwide that probed religious practices, political views and demographic background. http://pewforum.org/Muslim/Muslim-Americans-Middle-Class-and-Mostly-Mainstream.aspxMuslimAmericasEvent TranscriptsEducation and IncomeTue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in May 2007 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life.http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Gods-Will-Irans-Polity-and-the-Challenges-of-the-Future.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianMuslimAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsMon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTPhilip Jenkins, a Penn State University professor and one of the first scholars to call attention to the rising demographic power of Christians in the southern hemisphere, analyzed the ongoing schism in the worldwide Anglican church.http://pewforum.org/Christian/Global-Schism-Is-the-Anglican-Communion-Rift-the-First-Stage-in-a-Wider-Christian-Split.aspxChristianAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsMainline Protestant ChurchesMon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTRichard Bushman, an emeritus professor at Columbia University and author of several books about Mormon history, discussed the relationship between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and American politics over the past two centuries. http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Mormonism-and-Politics-Are-They-Compatible.aspxPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsMormonBeliefs & PracticesTue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTHas the State Department interpreted the international religious freedom policy too narrowly over the past decade by focusing on individual cases of religious persecution?http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/International-Religious-Freedom-Religion-and-International-Diplomacy.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsWed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMTIn a telephone conference call for journalists, the directors of the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Pew Hispanic Center discussed the findings of an unprecedented survey  on how Latinos are transforming the religious landscape in the U.S. Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Pew Hispanic Center discussed the findings of an unprecedented survey on how Latinos are transforming the religious landscape in the U.S. http://pewforum.org/Race/Changing-Faiths-Latinos-and-the-Transformation-of-American-Religion.aspxPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesRaceWed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMTSpecial Report: The Same-Sex Marriage Debate An Overview of the Same-Sex Marriage Debate The Constitutional Dimensions of the Same-Sex Marriage Debate A Stable Majority: Most Americans Still Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Additional Resources Map: Stat...http://pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/Same-Sex-Marriage-in-California-Legal-and-Political-Prospects.aspxChurch-State LawGay Marriage & HomosexualityPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsGeographyTue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMTEvery year as the holiday season gets underway, debates break out across the country over the appropriateness of religious displays in public spaces, such as crèches and menorahs placed in town halls. But the so-called "Christmas wars&...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/The-Christmas-Wars-Religion-in-the-American-Public-Square.aspxChurch-State LawPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsTue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists and distinguished scholars gathered in Key West, Fla., in December 2006 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. To help journalists better understand the r...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Understanding-Religions-Role-in-the-2006-Election.aspxPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesMon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists and distinguished scholars gathered in Key West, Fla., in December 2006 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Peter Berger, professor emeritus of religio...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-in-a-Globalizing-World(2).aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesMon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMThttp://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Israel-and-the-Future-of-Zionism.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianJewishEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsMon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in December 2006 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Peter Berkowitz, a Hoover Institution fellow, and Ari Shavit, a column...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Israel-and-the-Future-of-Zionism(2).aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianJewishAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsMon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMTWith the passage of the International Religious Freedom Act in 1998, the United States became one of the few countries in the world to make promotion of religious freedom an explicit foreign policy goal. The act, signed into law by President Clint...http://pewforum.org/Government/Legislating-International-Religious-Freedom.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsMon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMTDespite predictions from some pundits that sex scandals involving former Rep. Mark Foley and former National Association of Evangelicals President Ted Haggard would make evangelicals disillusioned with the GOP, exit polls showed evangelicals suppo...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religious-Voters-and-the-Midterm-Elections.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesThu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMTOn Nov. 8, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases that challenge the constitutionality of the federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. The Act aims to prohibit a doctor from performing what the legislation calls a "partial bir...http://pewforum.org/Abortion/Judicial-Showdown-The-Supreme-Court-Returns-to-the-Abortion-Debate.aspxAbortionChurch-State LawGovernmentAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsWed, 11 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMTWith the November mid-term elections approaching, the Pew Forum convened a roundtable discussion with three respected observers of religion and party politics. Joining the conversation was Amy Sullivan, a former aide to former Senator Tom Daschle ...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/In-Pursuit-of-Values-Voters.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesThu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum held a telephone news conference with reporters across the country to discuss key findings from a new international poll, Spirit and Power: A 10-Country Survey of Pentecostals. Speakers: Luis Lugo, Director, The Pew Forum on Religion...http://pewforum.org/Christian/Evangelical-Protestant-Churches/Spirit-and-Power-News-Conference.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasAsia & the PacificMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesBeliefs & PracticesWed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMTPope Benedict XVI is scheduled to visit Turkey on Nov. 28-30, a trip that has already attracted exceptionally close attention because of the pope's remarks about Islam during a September speech in Regensburg, Germany. More than 50 Islamic nations ...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/The-Vatican-and-Islam-Pope-Benedict-XVI-Prepares-to-Visit-Turkey.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsCatholicTue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMTIn his recent article in Foreign Affairs, Walter Russell Mead argues that as U.S. evangelicals exert increasing political influence, they are becoming a powerful force in foreign affairs. In recent years, evangelicals have voted overwhelmingly Rep...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Gods-Country-Evangelicals-and-US-Foreign-Policy.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesBeliefs & PracticesFri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMTDoes requiring pharmacists to dispense medication they find morally objectionable violate their rights to the free exercise of religion? Or, are religious objections secondary to a woman's right to receive an approved prescription in a timely mann...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Dr-No-The-Debate-on-Conscience-in-Health-Care.aspxAbortionChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsMon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe violence in Lebanon and Israel of the past two weeks has drawn renewed and urgent attention to a crucial shift in the balance of political power from Sunni to Shia not seen since the fall of the Persian empire in the 18th century. Vali Nasr, a...http://pewforum.org/Muslim/The-Revival-of-Shia-Islam.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsFri, 21 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum, together with the Federalist Society and the Constitution Project, recently held an event examining the application, morality and constitutionality of the death penalty in the United States, focusing on issues such as habeas corpus ...http://pewforum.org/Death-Penalty/The-Death-Penalty-Today-Defend-It-Mend-It-or-End-It.aspxChurch-State LawDeath PenaltyGovernmentAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsMon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMTIn a wide-ranging interview at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, Princeton's Amaney Jamal commented on the findings of a recent survey from the Pew Global Attitudes Project about Muslim and Western perceptions of each other. She also di...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Islam-and-the-West-How-Great-a-Divide.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationChristianMuslimAmericasEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsTue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 GMTIs our country split in two over moral issues like abortion and homosexuality, or are most Americans out there seeking a middle way?http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Is-There-A-Culture-War.aspxAbortionGay Marriage & HomosexualityPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsMon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 GMTWorld renowned expert on the history of Islam examines the life of Muhammad and how it shaped the history of the Muslim world.http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/How-and-Why-Muhammad-Made-a-Difference.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesMon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 GMTA leading Democratic strategist says White Catholics may hold the key to upcoming midterm and presidential elections.http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-Moral-Values-and-the-Democratic-Party.aspxPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesDemographicsMon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 GMTWorld renowned expert on the history of Islam examines the life of Muhammad and how it shaped the history of the Muslim world.http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/How-and-Why-Muhammad-Made-a-Difference(2).aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesMon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe World Values Survey indicates religion is not dying but it is changing.http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Is-There-a-Global-Resurgence-of-Religion.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsReligious AffiliationAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesMon, 24 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, the USC Annenberg Knight Program in Media and Religion, and the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture invite you to attend a discussion, "Moved by the Spirit: Pentecostal Power and Politics aft...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Moved-by-the-Spirit-Pentecostal-Power-and-Politics-after-100-Years.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasAsia & the PacificSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesMon, 24 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMTApril 2006 marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Azusa Street revival in Los Angeles, an event that is often cited as the birth of modern pentecostalism. Since then, pentecostalism has emerged as one of the fastest-growing Christian...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Moved-by-the-Spirit-Pentecostal-Power-amp-Politics-after-100-Years.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesBeliefs & PracticesMon, 24 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMTApril 2006 marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Azusa Street revival in Los Angeles, an event that is often cited as the birth of modern pentecostalism. Since then, pentecostalism has emerged as one of the fastest-growing Christian movements in the world. Nowhere is this more evident than in the "global South," which comprises the nations of Africa, Central and Latin America and most of Asia, where pentecostalism is reshaping the religious, political and economic landscapeshttp://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Moved-by-the-Spirit-Pentecostal-Power-and-Politics-after-100-Years(2).aspxPolitics & ElectionsAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesBeliefs & PracticesThu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum co-sponsored a symposium with the National Defense University's School for National Security Executive Education on "Religion, Conflict and the Global War on Terrorism in Latin America." A panel entitled "Islam and the...http://pewforum.org/Government/Islam-and-the-Global-War-on-Terrorism-in-Latin-America.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimAmericasEvent TranscriptsThu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum co-sponsored a symposium with the National Defense University's School for National Security Executive Education on "Religion, Conflict and the Global War on Terrorism in Latin America." A panel entitled "Christianity ...http://pewforum.org/Government/Christianity-and-Conflict-in-Latin-America.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsThu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum co-sponsored a symposium with the National Defense University's School for National Security Executive Education on "Religion, Conflict and the Global War on Terrorism in Latin America." In a presentation entitled "Rel...http://pewforum.org/Government/Religion-Security-and-the-Future-of-Latin-America.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsTue, 04 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMTU.S. Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., was first elected to the United States Senate in 1972 at the age of 29 and is currently serving his sixth term. Senator Biden serves on the Foreign Relations Committee and the Judiciary Committee and is recognized...http://pewforum.org/Government/Religion-Violence-and-the-Middle-East-A-Conversation-with-US-Senator-Joseph-R-Biden-Jr.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsWed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMTThe Religion, Science and Education Controversy Download the Discussion Read the original Transcript The current legal and political battles surrounding the teaching of evolution in American schools are part of an 80-year-old debate stretching bac...http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Biology-Wars.aspxEducationScience & BioethicsAmericasAnalysesEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsThu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMTAlthough a right to personal privacy is not mentioned in the Constitution, most judges and legal scholars acknowledge that a measure of privacy is essential to the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. The exact extent of that privacy, however, ...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/From--Griswold--to--Lawrence--and-Beyond-The-Battle-Over-Personal-Privacy-and-the-New-Supreme-Court.aspxAbortionChurch-State LawGovernmentAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsThu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMTFrom Griswold to Lawrence and Beyond The Battle Over Personal Privacy and the New Supreme Court2006 03 02Although a right to personal privacy is not mentioned in the Constitution, most judges and legal scholars acknowledge that a measure of privacyhttp://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/From-Griswold-to-Lawrence-and-Beyond-The-Battle-Over-Personal-Privacy-and-the-New-Supreme-Court.aspxAbortionChurch-State LawGovernmentAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsWed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMTThere is growing recognition of the increasingly important role religion plays in U.S. foreign policy, including decisions regarding development aid and humanitarian assistance. What role is religion playing in international development? How are d...http://pewforum.org/Government/Religion-and-International-Development-A-Conversation-with-Andrew-Natsios.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsTue, 06 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Florida, in December 2005 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle conference on religion, politics and public life. Conference speaker Leigh Eric Schmidt, a professor of religion at P...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Spirit-Wars-American-Religion-in-Progressive-Politics.aspxPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesMon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Florida, in December 2005 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Conference speaker Edward J. Larson, Talmadge Chair of Law and Russ...http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/The-Biology-Wars-The-Religion-Science-and-Education-Controversy.aspxChurch-State LawEducationScience & BioethicsAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsMon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Florida, in December 2005 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Conference speaker Grace Davie, who has a chair in the Sociology of...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Believing-Without-Belonging-Just-How-Secular-Is-Europe.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsUnaffiliatedEuropeEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsBeliefs & PracticesThu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMTJust weeks before the Senate confirmation hearings of Judge Samuel A. Alito, President Bush's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, the Forum held a discussion for journalists and other policy leaders on the role of religion in the judicial confirma...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Judicial-Faith-Ideology-Religion-and-the-Rule-of-Law-A-Conversation-with-Noah-Feldman.aspxChurch-State LawEducationGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsScience & BioethicsAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsOther Beliefs & PracticesTue, 29 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMTThe day before the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, the Pew Forum, together with the Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society, held an event to discuss the case and its sign...http://pewforum.org/Abortion/The-Supreme-Court-Revisits-Abortion-The-Issues-and-Impact-of-the-Upcoming--Ayotte--Case.aspxAbortionChurch-State LawGovernmentAmericasEvent TranscriptsThu, 29 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTOregon has twice, by ballot initiative, adopted a measure allowing for physician-assisted suicide. The measure, known as the "Death With Dignity Act," raises serious moral and ethical questions, and was challenged by the U.S. Department ...http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/The-Right-to-Assisted-Suicide-Oregon-Goes-to-the-Supreme-Court.aspxChurch-State LawScience & BioethicsAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsMon, 26 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTDuring the past year, Chinese President Hu Jintao and the leadership of the Communist Party of China have emphasized "building a harmonious society" in the face of escalating social and economic challenges resulting from China's rapid ec...http://pewforum.org/Government/Building-a-Harmonious-Society-in-China.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAsia & the PacificEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsThu, 22 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTIn late September 2005, Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District et al. went to trial in federal district court in Pennsylvania. Shortly before the trial, the Pew Forum held an event to discuss the current state of the law and panelists' predictions for a ruling.http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/From-Scopes-to-Dover-Should-the-Courts-Permit-Public-Schools-to-Teach-Intelligent-Design.aspxChurch-State LawEducationGovernmentScience & BioethicsAmericasEvent TranscriptsOther Beliefs & PracticesMon, 13 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMTDownload the Legal Backgrounder (March 2005, 164K .pdf) Download the Addendum (June 2005, 121K .pdf) Read the Pew Forum Discussion transcript The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Person...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/The-Constitutional-Status-of-the-Religious-Land-Use-and-Institutionalized-Persons-Act--Cutter-v-Wilkinson.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentAmericasAnalysesEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsOther AffiliationsTue, 24 May 2005 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Florida, in May 2005 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle conference on religion, politics and public life. Conference speaker Reuel Marc Gerecht, a resident fellow at the American...http://pewforum.org/Government/The-Islamic-Paradox-Religion-and-Democracy-in-the-Middle-East.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsMon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Florida, in May 2005 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle conference on religion, politics and public life. Conference speaker John DiIulio, a University of Pennsylvania professor ...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/With-Ben-Franklins-Blessings-A-Primer-on-the-Faith-Based-Initiative.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsMon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 GMTSome of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Florida, in May 2005 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle conference on religion, politics and public life. Conference speaker Rick Warren, pastor of the largest church in America,...http://pewforum.org/Christian/Evangelical-Protestant-Churches/Myths-of-the-Modern-Megachurch.aspxPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareChristianAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesBeliefs & PracticesReligious AttendanceWed, 18 May 2005 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted a roundtable to explore geopolitical implications of the growth, distribution and migration of Muslim and Christian populations. Population momentum - rapid...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/The-Coming-Religious-Wars-Demographics-and-Conflict-in-Islam-and-Christianity.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianMuslimAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsDemographicsFri, 06 May 2005 00:00:00 GMTSponsored by The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, The Federalist Society, and The Constitution Project End of life decisions have been much in the news lately, with the Schiavo case and the late Pope's medical treatment dominating recent h...http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Right-to-Die-Legal-Ethical-and-Public-Policy-Implications.aspxChurch-State LawScience & BioethicsAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsWed, 04 May 2005 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted a luncheon roundtable on "Faith at War: Reports from the Islamic World" on May 4, 2005, at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. With over...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Faith-at-War-Reports-from-the-Islamic-World.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimAmericasAsia & the PacificMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsTue, 03 May 2005 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted a luncheon roundtable on "The Global Spread of Wahhabi Islam: How Great a Threat?" on May 3, 2005 at the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C. T...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/The-Global-Spread-of-Wahhabi-Islam-How-Great-a-Threat.aspxPolitics & ElectionsMuslimAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsFri, 29 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMTOn April 19, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany became Benedict XVI, the 265th pontiff. Under the leadership of his predecessor, John Paul II, the Catholic Church gained remarkable global influence. From his role in the downfall of Communism to ...http://pewforum.org/Christian/Catholic/Pope-Benedict-XVI-and-World-Affairs.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianMuslimAmericasEuropeEvent TranscriptsCatholicWed, 27 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Pacific Council on International Policy co-hosted a meeting on "Islam and Democratization in the Middle East" on April 27, 2005, at the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los An...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Islam-and-Democratization-in-the-Middle-East.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsTue, 26 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMTFeatured Speaker: John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress; former Chief of Staff to President William J. Clinton Moderator: Michael Cromartie, Vice President, Ethics & Public Policy Center With Additional Comments By: Lui...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Faith-Politics-and-Progressives-A-Conversation-with-John-Podesta.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsThu, 21 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted a luncheon roundtable entitled "Secular Europe and Religious America: Implications for Transatlantic Relations" on April 21, 2005 at the Pew Resea...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Secular-Europe-and-Religious-America-Implications-for-Transatlantic-Relations.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsUnaffiliatedAmericasEuropeEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsImportance of ReligionThu, 17 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMTDownload the Pew Forum legal backgrounder Speakers: Nathan J. Diament, Director, Institute for Public Affairs, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America; Co-Editor, Tikkun Olam: Social Responsibility in Jewish Law and Thought Ira C. "...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/To-What-Extent-Can-Congress-Regulate-Religious-Freedom.aspxChurch-State LawAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsTue, 15 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted a luncheon roundtable entitled Religious Fault Lines in West Africa on March 15, 2005 at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. In recent history, ...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religious-Fault-Lines-in-West-Africa.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianMuslimMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsWed, 02 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted a luncheon roundtable entitled Faith and Conflict: The Global Rise of Christianity on March 2, 2005 at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. With mo...http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsThu, 24 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMTDownload legal backgrounder on Ten Commandments cases (154K .pdf) On March 2, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases that concern the placement of Ten Commandments displays on public property. The commandments controversy came to ...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/A-Monumental-Decision--High-Court-Considers-Constitutionality-of-Ten-Commandments-Displays-on-Public-Property.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsThu, 13 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers: Jonathan Davidson, Senior Advisor for Political and Academic Affairs, European Commission Delegation to the U.S. Corrado Pirzio-Biroli, Head of the Cabinet of former EU Commissioner Franz Fischler Omer Taspinar, Director, Turkey Program,...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Does-Muslim-Turkey-Belong-in-Christian-Europe.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianMuslimAmericasEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsTue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeaker: Gilbert Meilaender, Richard & Phyllis Duesenberg Professor of Christian Ethics, Valparaiso University; Member, President's Council on Bioethics Respondent: William Saletan, Chief Political Correspondent, Slate Moderator: Michael Croma...http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Bioethics-and-Human-Nature-Exploring-Some-Background-Issues.aspxScience & BioethicsAmericasEvent TranscriptsMon, 06 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeaker: Michael Gerson, Speech Writer and Policy Adviser to President Bush Respondent: Carl Cannon, White House Correspondent, National Journal Moderator: Michael Cromartie, Vice President, Ethics and Public Policy Centerhttp://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-Rhetoric-and-the-Presidency-A-Conversation-with-Michael-Gerson.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 17 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers: Michael Barone, Senior Writer, U.S. News & World Report; Co-Author, The Almanac of American Politics E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Syndicated Columnist, The Washington Post Andrew Kohut, President, Pew R...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/How-the-Faithful-Voted-Political-Alignments-amp--the-Religious-Divide-in-Election-2004.aspxAbortionGay Marriage & HomosexualityPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesCatholicWed, 10 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers: Ambassador Robert A. Seiple (Ret.), Founder and Chairman of the Board, Institute for Global Engagement; co-editor, Religion & Security Colonel Charles P. Borchini, USA (Ret.), Research Fellow, Center for Emerging Threats and Opportun...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-Security-The-New-Nexus-in-International-Relations.aspxPolitics & ElectionsMuslimAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsTue, 19 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, Archbishop, Anglican Church of Nigeria The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church USA Dr. David Martin, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics (Emeritus) Moderato...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Anglicanism-and-Global-Affairs-The-Windsor-Report-and-Beyond.aspxGay Marriage & HomosexualityGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianMuslimAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsOther ChristianTue, 19 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT10:00am-11:30am Washington, D.C. MR. BOB WEINBERG: Friends, we are about to begin the program while you continue to enjoy this delicious luncheon. And the speakers, I'm sure, will be up to the challenge of competing with the clacking of the...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/American-Jews-and-the-Current-Challenges-of-Church-State-Separation.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsJewishAmericasEvent TranscriptsFri, 15 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers: J. Bryan Hehir, Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Charles Krauthammer, Columnist, The Washington Post* Walter Russell Mead, Henry Kis...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Liberty-and-Power-A-Dialogue-on-Religion-and-US-Foreign-Policy.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasAsia & the PacificEuropeMiddle East & North AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsTue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers: Richard Land, President, Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Robert Tuttle, Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School Ronald Walters, Director, African American Leadership Institute; Pr...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Pushing-the-Envelope-The-Political-Activities-of-Religious-Organizations-in-Campaign-2004.aspxChurch-State LawPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsWed, 21 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers: Congressman David Price (D-NC) Congressman Mark Souder (R-IN) David Brooks, columnist, The New York Times; Contributing Editor, Newsweek E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; columnist, Washington Post Writers Group...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/One-Electorate-Under-God-A-Dialogue-on-Religion-and-American-Politics.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 23 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers include: Thomas J. Reese, S.J., Editor-in-Chief, America: The National Catholic Weekly George Weigel, Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center Moderator: Luis Lugo, Director, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Lifehttp://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/The-Body-Politic-and-the-Body-of-Christ-Candidates-Communion-and-the-Catholic-Church.aspxAbortionGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsCatholicWed, 19 May 2004 00:00:00 GMTPanelists: Rebecca M. Blank, Dean, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Professor of Policy and Economics, University of Michigan; Co-director of the National Poverty Center, Ford School William McGurn, Chief Editorial Writer, Wall Street Journ...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Is-the-Market-Moral-A-Dialogue-on-Religion-Economics-and-Justice.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 28 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers: Gerard V. Bradley, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame; filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on behalf of the Family Research Council and Focus on the Family in Lawrence and Garner v. Texas (2003), the Texas anti-sod...http://pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/The-Ties-That-Divide-A-Conversation-on-Gay-Marriage-with-Andrew-Sullivan-and-Gerard-Bradley.aspxGay Marriage & HomosexualityAmericasEvent TranscriptsMon, 19 Apr 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers: E.J. Dionne, Co-Chair, the Pew Forum, and Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution Raja Elhabti, Director of Research, Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights Husain Haqqani, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International ...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/The-Veil-Controversy-International-Perspectives-on-Religion-in-Public-Life.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimAmericasEuropeEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsWed, 31 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMTFeaturing: Michael Sandel, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, Harvard University; member, President's Council on Bioethics; author of "The Case Against Perfection," The Atlantic Monthly, April 2004 Responding: Lee M. Sil...http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/The-Pursuit-of-Perfection-A-Conversation-on-the-Ethics-of-Genetic-Engineering.aspxScience & BioethicsAmericasEvent TranscriptsFri, 19 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers: Doug Laycock, Counsel of Record for 32 Christian and Jewish clergy, urging the Court to affirm the 9th Circuit's ruling Jay Alan Sekulow, Chief Counsel, American Center for Law and Justice; Counsel of Record for United States Senators an...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Under-God-Pledge-of-Allegiance-Constitutionality.aspxChurch-State LawEducationAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsFri, 27 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers Anthony Picarello, Vice President and General Counsel, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty; filed amicus brief in Locke case on behalf of Joshua Davey Marc D. Stern, General Counsel, American Jewish Congress; filed amicus brief in Locke...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Locke-v-Davey-and-Beyond.aspxChurch-State LawEducationAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsFri, 21 Nov 2003 00:00:00 GMTFeatured Speakers Include: Mary Jo Bane, Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard University; Co-Chair, Working Group on Welfare Reform (Clinton Administration) Lawrence M. Mead, Professor of Politics, New York Universi...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/Lifting-Up-the-Poor-A-Dialogue-on-Religion-Poverty-and-Welfare-Reform.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 17 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Muslim-Politics-and-US-Policies-Prospects-for-Pluralism-and-Democracy-in-the-Muslim-World.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsMuslimAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsThu, 10 Jul 2003 00:00:00 GMTFeatured Speaker: Andrew Kohut, Director, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Respondents: Craig Kennedy, President, German Marshall Fund Justin Vaisse, Visiting Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, Center on the U.S. and France, the...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/God-and-Foreign-Policy-The-Religious-Divide-Between-the-US-and-Europe.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEuropeEvent TranscriptsTue, 17 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMTComments by: Michael Pack, Producer and Director of God and the Inner City Featured Speakers: Rev. Dr. Wilson Goode, Sr., Senior Advisor, Faith-Based Initiatives at Public/Private Ventures and former Mayor of Philadelphia Richard Nathan, Director,...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/God-and-the-Inner-City-A-One-Hour-Documentary.aspxChurch-State LawSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 04 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers Dr. Michael Lawrence, Associate Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church Kate Moynihan, Deputy Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa, Catholic Relief Services Dr. Abdulaziz Sachedina, Professor of Religious Studies, University of ...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Ministering-to-Those-in-Need-The-Rights-and-Wrongs-of-Missions-and-Humanitarian-Assistance-in-Iraq.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianMuslimAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsTue, 20 May 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Teaching-About-Religion-in-Public-Schools-Where-do-We-Go-From-Here.aspxChurch-State LawEducationScience & BioethicsAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 09 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMTAmbassador Palouš is a political philosopher and was among the first signatories of the Charter 77 document calling on the communist regime in power in Czechoslovakia to respect human rights. In November 1989 he became one of the founders o...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Ambassadors-Address-His-Excellency-Martin-Palou-Czech-Ambassador-to-the-United-States.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEuropeEvent TranscriptsFri, 28 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Separation-of-Church-and-States-An-Examination-of-State-Constitutional-Limits-on-Government-Funding-for-Religious-Institutions.aspxChurch-State LawEducationAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsCatholicWed, 05 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMTFeatured Speakers: Stanley Carlson-Thies, Fellow, Center for Public Justice; former White House Associate Director for Cabinet Affairs Barry Lynn, Executive Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Respondents: Anne Farris, Wa...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/The-Faith-Based-Initiative-Two-Years-Later-Examining-its-Potential-Progress-and-Problems.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsFri, 28 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMTSpeakers Wilfred McClay, SunTrust Chair of Humanities and Professor of History, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Hugh Heclo, Robinson Professor of Public Affairs, George Mason University E.J. Dionne Jr., Co-Chair, the Pew Forum on Religion a...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-Returns-to-the-Public-Square-Faith-and-Policy-in-America.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 26 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMThttp://pewforum.org/Government/Theology-Morality-and-Public-Life.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 05 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMTPresenters: Fr. Bryan Hehir, President, Catholic Charities, USA; Distinguished Professor of Ethics and International Affairs, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University Michael Walzer, Professor, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J....http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-American-Foreign-Policy-Prophetic-Perilous-Inevitable.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsMon, 27 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMTDr. Max Stackhouse is director of the Kuyper Center for Public Theology and Stephen Colwell Professor of Christian Ethics at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author and editor of numerous books on a wide variety of topics including most r...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Sources-of-Basic-Human-Rights-Ideas-A-Christian-Perspective.aspxPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsFri, 15 Nov 2002 00:00:00 GMTGilbert Meilaender is the Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Professor of Christian Ethics at Valparaiso University. His work focuses upon theological and medical ethics. In 2001 he was appointed to the President's Council on Bioethics, which recently...http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Stem-Cells-and-Clones-Theological-Perspectives-on-Biomedical-Research.aspxScience & BioethicsAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 30 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMTDr. Charles Villa-Vicencio is executive director of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, based in Cape Town. He was formerly the National Research Director in South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Prior to that he was ...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/God-the-Devil-and-Human-Rights-A-South-African-Perspective.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSub-Saharan AfricaEvent TranscriptsWed, 02 Oct 2002 00:00:00 GMTKeynote presentations and discussion with Governor Mario Cuomo Congressman Mark Souder Moderated by Forum Co-chairs E.J. Dionne Jr. Jean Bethke Elshtainhttp://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-on-the-Stump-Politics-and-Faith-in-America.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsMon, 30 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMTPanelist include: Gerard Bradley is Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School. A noted scholar in the fields of constitutional law and law and religion, his books include Catholicism, Liberalism, and Communitarianism. He is the director of Notre D...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Iraq-and-Just-War-A-Symposium.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEvent TranscriptsTue, 10 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMTFeaturing: Jean Bethke Elshtain, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, the University of Chicago Fred Dings, the University of South Carolina E.J. Dionne, Jr., Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, the Brookings Institution, Washington Post Jame...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Remembering-September-11th-What-is-the-Truth-that-has-been-Revealed-to-Us.aspxPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsTue, 16 Jul 2002 00:00:00 GMTPanelists: Ken Connor, President, Family Research Council Ron Haskins, Senior Advisor for Welfare Policy at the Domestic Policy Council of the White House Sharon Parrott, Co-director of Federal TANF Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities J...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/The-Compassion-Component-Welfare-Reform-and-the-Tradition-of-Social-Justice.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsFri, 28 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMTPanelists include: Mark Chopko, General Counsel, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Judith French, former Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio; argued Zelman case on behalf of Ohio before the Supreme Court Ira (Chip) Lupu, Louis Harkey Mayo ...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Judgment-Day-for-School-Vouchers.aspxChurch-State LawEducationAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsWed, 12 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMTPanelists include: William Galston, Professor, School of Public Affairs and Director, Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland; Director, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Steph...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Value-Pluralism-and-the-Challenges-of-Freedom.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsMon, 03 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMTGeorge H. Ryan is the Governor of Illinois. He was elected the state's 39th governor on November 3, 1998, continuing a career of public service that included terms as secretary of state (1991-1999) and lieutenant governor (1983-91). Ryan also had ...http://pewforum.org/Death-Penalty/Governor-George-Ryan-An-Address-on-the-Death-Penalty.aspxDeath PenaltyAmericasEvent TranscriptsTue, 21 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT9:15 - 9:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:30 - 10:50 History of Relevant Law, Legislation and Enforcement Efforts Roberto Corrada, University of Denver Law School Richard Foltin, American Jewish Committee David Frank, Equal Employment O...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Reconciling--Obligations-Accommodating-Religious-Practice-on-the-Job.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianJewishMuslimAmericasEvent TranscriptsTue, 07 May 2002 00:00:00 GMTPresentation of paper by: W. Bradford Wilcox, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia and Non-Residential Fellow, The Institute for the Advanced Study of Religion, Yale University Panelists include: Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children ...http://pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/Religion-the-Marriage-Movement-and-Marriage-Policy.aspxChurch-State LawGay Marriage & HomosexualityGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 20 Mar 2002 00:00:00 GMTData presented by: Andrew Kohut, Director, Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Respondents include: Karlyn H. Bowman, Resident Fellow, the American Enterprise Institute William A. Galston, Professor, School of Public Affairs and Direc...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Pew-Forum-and-Pew-Research-Center-Release-Second-Annual-Poll.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareMuslimAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesWed, 27 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMTA discussion including: Ronald Cole-Turner, H. Parker Sharp Professor of Theology and Ethics, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Kevin FitzGerald, Dr. David Lauler Chair in Catholic Health Care Ethics at the Center for Clinical Bioethics and Research...http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Moral-Status-of-the-Human-Embryo.aspxScience & BioethicsChristianJewishAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 20 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMTRead report on White House office (Updated September 19, 2002) Participants Gregg Ivers, Professor and Chair, Department of Government, The American University Paul Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental Studies Program, the Brookings In...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/Can-an-Office-Change-a-Country-The-White-House-Office-of-Faith-Based-and-Community-Initiatives-A-Year-in-Review.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 06 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMTParticipants Peter Berkowitz, Professor, George Mason University Law School Derek Davis, Professor, J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies at Baylor University Amber Khan, former Communications Director, the Interfaith Alliance Richard John...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/God-Bless-America-Reflections-on-Civil-Religion-After-September-11.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsFri, 25 Jan 2002 00:00:00 GMTAt a time of heightened controversy surrounding the death penalty, most discourse relies upon the political, philosophical, and legal dimensions of the practice, and its racial and social implications. Quite often in this debate, religious traditi...http://pewforum.org/Death-Penalty/A-Call-for-Reckoning-Religion-and-the-Death-Penalty.aspxChurch-State LawDeath PenaltyGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianJewishMuslimAmericasEvent TranscriptsCatholicTue, 18 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/The-Role-of-Religion-in-Public-Life-Washington.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsMon, 17 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMThttp://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/The-Role-of-Religion-in-Public-Life-New-York.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 28 Nov 2001 00:00:00 GMTDiscussants Robert A. Destro, Counsel of Record for The Center for Education Reform, amicus curiae supporting the constitutionality of the Cleveland school voucher plan; Professor, Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of AmericaCharle...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Judgment-Day-for-School-Vouchers-A-Discussion-of-the-Constitutionality-of-the-Cleveland-School-Voucher-Plan.aspxChurch-State LawEducationAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsFri, 05 Oct 2001 00:00:00 GMTA discussion with: Jean Bethke Elshtain, Professor, University of Chicago and Co-chair, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Professor Elshtain is a political philosopher whose task has been to show the connections between our political and our e...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Just-War-Tradition-and-the-New-War-on-Terrorism.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsTue, 25 Sep 2001 00:00:00 GMTPanelistsJohn J. DiIulio, Ph.D., Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community InitiativesSenator Joseph Lieberman (invited)Bill Galston, Ph.D., Chair, National Campaign's Task Force on Religion and Public ValuesBarbara Dafoe Whitehead...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/Keeping-the-Faith-The-Role-of-Religion-and-Faith-Communities-in-Preventing-Teen-Pregnancy.aspxSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsFri, 17 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMTDiscussants: Gary Bass, OMB Watch Rev. Stephen Burger, International Union of Gospel Missions Bill Faith, Ohio Coalition on Housing and Homelessness Richard Foltin, American Jewish Committee Richard G. Overmoyer, Jr., Pennsylvania Department of Pu...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/Reinventing-Regulation-Religious-social-service-providers-and-others-react-to-the-White-House-Office-on-Faith-Based-and-Community-Initiatives-report.aspxSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsTue, 12 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMTPanelists include: Alan Wolfe, author, Professor of political science and Director, Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life, Boston College Wendy Kaminer, Affiliated Scholar, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University ...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Moral-Freedom-The-Search-for-Virtue-in-a-World-of-Choice.aspxPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsBeliefs & PracticesTue, 12 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMTDiscussants: Thomas Marcelle, Attorney for the Petitioners, Good News Club Elliot Mincberg, Vice President, People for the American Way Foundation Steven Sheinberg, Assistant Director, Legal Affairs, Anti-Defamation League K. Hollyn Hollman, Gener...http://pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Good-News-From-the-Supreme-Court-Perspectives-on-the-US-Supreme-Court-decision-in-Good-News-Club-v-Milford-Central-School.aspxChurch-State LawChristianAmericasEvent TranscriptsLegal ReportsTue, 05 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMTDiscussants: John Carr, Secretary, Department of Social Development and World Peace, US Catholic Conference Nathan Diament, Director of Public Policy, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Barrett Duke, Vice President of Research, Ethi...http://pewforum.org/Death-Penalty/Religious-Reflections-on-the-Death-Penalty.aspxDeath PenaltyJewishAmericasEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesCatholicWed, 09 May 2001 00:00:00 GMTCharity Tax Credits: Federal Policy and Three Leading States, paper presented by Margy Waller, Former White House Senior Advisor for Welfare and Working Families Discussants: Mark Anderson, Arizona State Representative (R) Robert Boisture, Counsel...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/Charity-Tax-Credits-Federal-Policy-and-Three-Leading-States.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsThu, 03 May 2001 00:00:00 GMTDiscussants: Robert Best, President, Culture of Life Foundation, Inc. Dr. Nigel Cameron, Dean, The Wilberforce Forum, and Chair, Advisory Board for the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity Abdulaziz Sachedina, Professor of Religious Studies, Uni...http://pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Human-Cloning-Religious-Perspectives.aspxScience & BioethicsJewishMuslimAmericasEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesMainline Protestant ChurchesTue, 10 Apr 2001 00:00:00 GMTData presented by: Andrew Kohut, Director, Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Discussants: Sulayman Nyang, Professor of African Studies, Howard University and Director, Muslims in American Public Square project Melissa Rogers, Execut...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/Faith-Based-Funding-Broad-Support-Profound-Questions.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareMuslimAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 14 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMTWashington, D.C. E.J. DIONNE, JR., MODERATOR: Welcome everyone. We have an incredibly impressive audience. I don't know if you've seen the list. Not only put together a good panel, but many of you folks in the audience...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/Sacred-Places-Civic-Purposes-Child-Care-Conference.aspxSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsThu, 01 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMTAddress by: Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) Participants Representative Chet Edwards (D-TX) Representative Mark Souder (R-IN) Azizah Al-Hibri, Professor of Law, University of Richmond David Brooks, Senior Editor, The Weekly Standard David Saperste...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/The-Launch-of-The-Pew-Forum-on-Religion-and-Public-Life.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsTue, 30 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMTDiscussants: John DiIulio, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Richard Foltin, American Jewish Committee Senator Rick Santorum,(R-PA) Representative Bobby Scott, (D-VA) Jim Wallis, Call to Renewal Moderated by: E.J. Dionne,...http://pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/From-Promise-to-Policy-A-Discussion-of-the-White-House-Office-of-Faith-Based-and-Community-Initiatives.aspxChurch-State LawGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 10 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMTData presented by: Deborah Wadsworth, President, Public Agenda Steve Farkas, Director of Research and Senior Vice President, Public Agenda Respondents: Andrew Kohut, Director, Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Rev. Eugene F. Rivers,...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/For-Goodness-Sake-Why-So-Many-Want-Religion-to-Play-a-Greater-Role-in-American-Life.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsAmericasEvent TranscriptsWed, 20 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMTPanel E.J. Dionne, The Brookings Institution Andrew Kohut, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press Michael Cromartie, The Evangelical Community in American Civic Life project, and the Ethics and Public Policy Center David Devlin-Foltz, ...http://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/God-Fearing-Voters-God-Fearing-Candidates-Does-Religion-Really-Matter-in-the-2000-Elections.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsJewishAmericasEvent TranscriptsEvangelical Protestant ChurchesMainline Protestant ChurchesHistorically Black Protestant ChurchesCatholicBeliefs & PracticesTue, 15 Aug 2000 00:00:00 GMTPanel E.J. Dionne, The Brookings Institution Melissa Rogers, Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs Cal Thomas, syndicated columnist Jim Wallis, Sojourner's Magazine Steve Waldman, Beliefnethttp://pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Whats-God-Got-to-Do-with-the-American-Experiment.aspxGovernmentPolitics & ElectionsSocial WelfareAmericasEvent Transcripts