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Graphic: About One-in-Six Americans Are Baptist
June 2009 |
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Graphic: Brides, Grooms Often Have Different Faiths
June 2009 |
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The Torture Debate: A Closer Look
May 2009 |
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Graphic: Prayer in America
April 2009 |
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Obama, Catholics and the Notre Dame Commencement
April 2009 |
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Graphic: The Religious Dimensions of the Torture Debate
April 2009 |
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Interactive: Reasons for Joining, Reasons for Leaving
April 2009 |
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Graphic: Religion in South Africa 15 Years After the End of Apartheid
April 2009 |
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Graphic: Religious Groups' Views on Global Warming
April 2009 |
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Graphic: Christians' Views on the Return of Christ
April 2009 |
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Graphic: Not All Nonbelievers Call Themselves Atheists
April 2009 |
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Graphic: Most Mainline Protestants Say Society Should Accept Homosexuality
March 2009 |
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Religion in the News: 2008
March 2009 |
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Graphic: Is a Bad Economy Good for Church Attendance?
March 2009 |
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Graphic: Religious Groups Agree: Fixing the Nation's Economy Is Job One
March 2009 |
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Graphic: The Stronger Sex -- Spiritually Speaking
February 2009 |
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Graphic: Cupid's Arrow Often Hits People of Different Faiths
February 2009 |
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The Conflict Between Religion and Evolution
February 2009 |
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Darwin and His Theory of Evolution
February 2009 |
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Religious Groups' Views on Evolution
February 2009 |
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Evolution: A Timeline
February 2009 |
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Graphic: Religious Differences on the Question of Evolution
February 2009 |
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Fighting Over Darwin, State by State
February 2009 |
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A Religious Portrait of African-Americans
January 2009 |
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Graphic: African-Americans and Religion
January 2009 |
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Graphic: Income Distribution Within U.S. Religious Groups
January 2009 |
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Graphic: Faith-Based Aid Favored - With Reservations
January 2009 |
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Graphic: The Religious Affiliations of U.S. Presidents
January 2009 |
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Graphic: Abortion Views by Religious Affiliation
January 2009 |
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Faith on the Hill
December 2008 |
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Congressman Dalip Singh Saund
December 2008 |
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Graphic: The Religious Makeup of Congress
December 2008 |
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Leadership of the 111th Congress Reflects Religious Diversity
December 2008 |
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Graphic: Being Good for Goodness' Sake?
December 2008 |
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Graphic: The Importance of Pilgrimage to Muslim Americans
December 2008 |
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How the News Media Covered Religion in the General Election
Obama Gets Most Coverage, Much of It on False Rumor He Is a Muslim November 2008 |
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Graphic: Gay Marriage at the Ballot Box
November 2008 |
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How the Faithful Voted
November 2008 |
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Graphic: Trends in Candidate Preferences Among Religious Groups
November 2008 |
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How Church Attendance Affects Religious Voting Patterns
October 2008 |
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Americans Wary of Church Involvement in Partisan Politics
October 2008 |
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Abortion Laws Around the World
September 2008 |
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Religious Groups’ Official Positions on Abortion
September 2008 |
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Abortion Overview
September 2008 |
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How the Media Have Handled Palin's Faith
September 2008 |
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A Slight but Steady Majority Favors Keeping Abortion Legal
September 2008 |
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Palin V.P. Nomination Puts Pentecostalism in the Spotlight
September 2008 |
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Religious Profile: Alaska
September 2008 |
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Sarah Palin Religious Profile
September 2008 |
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Joe Biden Religious Profile
August 2008 |
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The Demographics of Faith
A Pew Forum report written for the U.S. State Department describes the diversity of religious practice in the United States. August 2008 |
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John McCain Religious Profile
August 2008 |
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Barack Obama Religious Profile
August 2008 |
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McCain's Lead Among Evangelicals Smaller than Bush's in '04
Religiously Unaffiliated Voters Strongly Favor Democratic Candidate July 2008 |
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Special Report: Embryonic Stem Cell Research
July 2008 |
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The Science Behind Stem Cell Research
July 2008 |
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Declining Majority of Americans Favor Embryonic Stem Cell Research
July 2008 |
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Stem Cell Research Around the World
July 2008 |
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Religious Groups' Official Positions on Stem Cell Research
July 2008 |
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Quotes on Stem Cell Research from Political, Religious and Other Prominent Figures
July 2008 |
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Media Coverage of Religion in the '08 Primary Campaign
Study Finds Media Coverage of Religion in Primary Campaign Rivaled That of Race and Gender Combined July 2008 |
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Global Anglicanism at a Crossroads
A theological divide in global Anglicanism reflects a century of profound demographic changes in the church. June 2008 |
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During U.S. Papal Visit, Media Focused on the Shepherd and His Flock
More than One-Third of Coverage Focused on Sex Abuse Scandal; Few Mentions of 2008 Campaign May 2008 |
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Religion in China on the Eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics
May 2008 |
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Courts Not Silent on Moments of Silence
April 2008 |
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Special Report: The Same-Sex Marriage Debate
April 2008 |
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A Stable Majority: Most Americans Still Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
April 2008 |
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Religious Groups' Official Positions on Same-Sex Marriage
April 2008 |
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Gay Marriage Timeline
April 2008 |
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A Portrait of American Catholics on the Eve of Pope Benedict's Visit to the U.S.
A Pew Forum analysis of recent surveys examines the demographic, religious, social and political characteristics of American Catholics. March 2008 |
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Politics and the Pulpit: 2008
A Guide to the Internal Revenue Code Restrictions on the Political Activity of Religious Organizations March 2008 |
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An Impassioned Debate: An Overview of the Death Penalty in America
A Pew Forum special report examines the history of the death penalty in the U.S. December 2007 |
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An Enduring Majority
Americans Continue to Support the Death Penalty December 2007 |
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Map: Death Row Population and Executions Since 1976
State-by-state death penalty statistics. December 2007 |
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Religious Groups' Official Positions on Capital Punishment
A breakdown of 16 major religious groups' views on the death penalty. December 2007 |
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Death Penalty Timeline
A timeline of important court cases and legal milestones since 1972. December 2007 |
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Science in America: Religious Belief and Public Attitudes
A new analysis of public opinion shows that when scientific evidence and long-held religious beliefs come into direct conflict, many Americans reject science. December 2007 |
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Presidential Election in South Korea Highlights Influence of Christian Community
December 2007 |
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How the Public Perceives Romney, Mormons
December 2007 |
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Religious Groups’ Presidential Candidate Preferences
November 2007 |
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Widespread Negativity: Muslims Distrust Westerners More than Vice Versa
October 2007 |
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Turkey and Its (Many) Discontents
October 2007 |
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A Portrait of Republican Social-Issue Voters
October 2007 |
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Ten Years Later, Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act Continues to Spur Debate
October 2007 |
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Young White Evangelicals: Less Republican, Still Conservative
September 2007 |
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A Half Century After It First Appeared on the Dollar Bill, “In God We Trust” Still Stirs Opposition
September 2007 |
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How the Public Resolves Conflicts Between Faith and Science
August 2007 |
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Religion and the Presidential Vote: A Tale of Two Gaps
August 2007 |
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Same-Sex Marriage
Redefining Marriage Around the World July 2007 |
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How Muslims Compare With Other Religious Americans
In Intensity of Religious Identity, Not Unlike Evangelicals July 2007 |
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Capital Punishment's Constant Constituency: An American Majority
June 2007 |
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Religious Republicans: Hanging Tough with Bush
June 2007 |
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Support for Presidential Candidates among Religious Groups
June 2007 |
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Twenty Years After a Landmark Supreme Court Decision, Americans Are Still Fighting About Evolution
June 2007 |
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Here Come Los Evangelicos!
June 2007 |
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A Six-Day War: Its Aftermath in American Public Opinion
For 40 years, public opinion has consistently favored Israel over the Palestinians May 2007 |
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Public Views of Presidential Politics and Mormon Faith
May 2007 |
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An Evolving Debate about Evolution
Long a Source of Controversy in States and Localities, Darwin's Theory Has Moved to the National Level May 2007 |
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Can Secular Democracy Survive in Turkey?
Turmoil over a Presidential Choice Highlights Turks' Concerns about Religious Influence in Political Life May 2007 |
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High Court Decision Could Raise Abortion's Profile in Campaign
Religion & Politics '08 April 2007 |
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Pope to Visit 'Pentecostalized' Brazil
Survey Shows Growing Movement Threatens Catholic Dominance April 2007 |
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The Culture War and the Coming Election
At the moment no hot-button issue looms but events could change that quickly April 2007 |
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Presidential Preferences of White Non-Hispanic Catholics
Key Swing Vote in Recent Elections Religion & Politics '08 April 2007 |
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Giuliani Leads Among White Mainline Protestant Republicans
Four Have Double-Digit Support Among Mainline Democrats Religion & Politics '08 April 2007 |
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Giuliani, McCain Lead Among Evangelical Republicans
23% Still Undecided Religion & Politics '08 April 2007 |
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Nigeria's Presidential Election: The Christian-Muslim Divide
March 2007 |
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Split State Decisions on "Culture War" Issues
November 2006 |
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An Uncertain Road
Muslims and the Future of Europe October 2005 |
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A Faith-Based Partisan Divide
The Pew Forum’s chapter from the new Pew Research Center publication, Trends 2005 January 2005 |
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Politics and the Pulpit 2004
A Guide to the Internal Revenue Restrictions on the Political Activity of Religious Organizations September 2004 |
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Teaching About Religion in Public Schools
Where do we go from here? A report on the May 2003 conference co-sponsored by the Pew Forum and The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center January 2004 |
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Can an Office Change a Country?
The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, A Year in Review October 2002 |
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Cloning Adam's Rib
A Primer on Religious Responses to Cloning A report prepared for the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life by John H. Evans of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., and the Department of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego October 2002 |
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Sacred Vows, Public Purposes: Religion, the Marriage Movement and Marriage Policy
Report by W. Bradford Wilcox, with discussion from Pew Forum event July 2002 |
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Lift Every Voice
A Report on Religion in American Public Life A Special Report by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life December 2001 |
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Charity Tax Credits
Federal Policy and Three Leading States Paper presented by Margy Waller, Former White House Senior Advisor for Welfare and Working Families May 2001 |
Legal Backgrounders | ||
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The Social and Legal Dimensions of the Evolution Debate in the U.S.
February 2009 |
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In Brief: Pleasant Grove City v. Summum
October 2008 |
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A Fluid Boundary: The Free Exercise Clause and the Legislative and Executive Branches
October 2008 |
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A History of Key Abortion Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court
September 2008 |
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On Ceremonial Occasions, May the Government Invoke a Deity?
August 2008 |
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In Brief: Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation
June 2008 |
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The Constitutional Dimensions of the Same-Sex Marriage Debate
April 2008 |
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From Roe to Stenberg: A History of Key Abortion Rulings by the Supreme Court
January 2008 |
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Lethal Injection on Trial
An Analysis of the Arguments Before the Supreme Court in Baze v. Rees December 2007 |
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A Delicate Balance: The Free Exercise Clause and the Supreme Court
October 2007 |
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Religious Displays and the Courts
June 2007 |
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The High Court Upholds the Federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act
The Supreme Court's Decision in Gonzales v. Carhart June 2007 |
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Religion in the Public Schools
Religion and the Courts: The Pillars of Church-State Law Series May 2007 |
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Strange Bedfellows: Why Are Some Religious Groups Defending 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus'?
March 2007 |
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The "Christmas Wars"
Holiday Displays and the Federal Courts December 2006 |
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The Supreme Court Revisits the Partial Birth Abortion Issue
Gonzales v. Carhart and Gonzales v. Planned Parenthood November 2006 |
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Abortion Laws Around the World
November 2006 |
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The Supreme Court's Decision in Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita
Unanimous Court Upholds Group's Right to Use Illegal Drug in Worship Services Pew Forum Decision Analysis April 2006 |
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Supreme Court's Decision in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Unanimous Court Sends Abortion Decision Back to Lower Court Pew Forum Decision Analysis February 2006 |
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Supreme Court's Decision in Gonzales v. Oregon
High Court Rejects Federal Regulation of Physician-Assisted Suicide Pew Forum Decision Analysis February 2006 |
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The Supreme Court Returns to the Abortion Debate
Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Pew Forum Legal Backgrounder November 2005 |
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Supreme Court to Review Right to Assisted Suicide
Gonzales v. Oregon Pew Forum Legal Backgrounder September 2005 |
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From Darwin to Dover
An Overview of Important Cases in the Evolution Debate Pew Forum Legal Backgrounder September 2005 |
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The Supreme Court's Decisions on Ten Commandments Displays
McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky and Van Orden v. Perry Pew Forum Legal Backgrounder July 2005 |
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The Constitutional Status of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
Cutter v. Wilkinson Pew Forum Legal Backgrounder and Addendum June 2005 |
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A Monumental Decision
Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality of Ten Commandments Displays on Public Property Pew Forum Legal Backgrounder February 2005 |
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One Nation Under God?
A Constitutional Question Backgrounder on the Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow Pledge of Allegiance Case March 2004 |
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School Vouchers: Settled Questions, Continuing Disputes
Joint legal statement and educational policy essays address key issues following Zelman v. Simmons-Harris decision August 2002 |
Pew Forum Discussions | ||
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Biology Wars
The Religion, Science and Education Controversy A Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Discussion March 2006 |
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Cracks in the Wall of Separation?
A Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Discussion October 2004 |
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Religion on the Stump: Politics and Faith in America
A Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Discussion October 2002 |
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Judgment Day for School Vouchers
A Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Discussion June 2002 |
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Religious Reflections on the Death Penalty
A Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Discussion January 2002 |
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Just War Tradition and the New War on Terrorism
A Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Discussion December 2001 |
Books | ||
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Is There a Culture War?
A Dialogue on Values and American Public Life Pew Forum Dialogues on Religion & Public Life November 2006 |
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Liberty and Power
A Dialogue on Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy in an Unjust World Pew Forum Dialogues on Religion & Public Life November 2004 |
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Religion and the Death Penalty: A Call for Reckoning
The Eerdmans Religion, Ethics, and Public Life Series Erik C. Owens, John D. Carlson, and Eric P. Elshtain, eds. July 2004 |
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One Electorate Under God?
A Dialogue on Religion and American Politics Pew Forum Dialogues on Religion & Public Life July 2004 |
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Is The Market Moral?
A Dialogue on Religion, Economics, and Justice Pew Forum Dialogues on Religion & Public Life May 2004 |
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Lifting Up the Poor
A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty, and Welfare Reform Pew Forum Dialogues on Religion & Public Life November 2003 |
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The Sacred and the Sovereign
Religion and International Politics John D. Carlson and Erik C. Owens, eds. June 2003 |
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Sacred Places, Civic Purposes
Should Government Help Faith-Based Charity? E.J. Dionne Jr. and Ming Hsu Chen, eds., The Brookings Institution November 2001 |
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What's God Got to Do with the American Experiment?
Essays on Religion and Politics E. J. Dionne Jr. and John J. DiIulio Jr., eds. July 2000 |
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The Diminishing Divide
Religion's Changing Role in American Politics by Andrew Kohut, John C. Green, Scott Keeter, and Robert C. Toth; published by The Brookings Institution April 2000 |
