http://pewforum.org/ The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. en-us Copyright: (C) Copyright 2005 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved. info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:40:02 -0500 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:40:02 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewforum.org/images/rssfeeds.gif http://pewforum.org/ http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17283 The ruling comes after a Newport Beach parish split from the U.S. Episcopal church over the ordination of a gay bishop. Other denominations could be affected. Religion & the Law http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17283 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17285 In the early 1980s, Mathew Staver saw a video that would change the trajectory of his career. Religion & the Law http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17285 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17259 Amalia Dominguez was 18 and desperate and knew exactly what to ask for at the small, family-run pharmacy in the heart of Washington Heights, the thriving Dominican enclave in northern Manhattan. Religion & the Law http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17259 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17272 Tom Riner looks for God everywhere, and in places he does not find him, he tries to put him there. Religion & the Law http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17272 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17277 Led by a California atheist who has tried to remove the phrase "under God" from the pledge of allegiance, a group of atheists filed suit in federal court Tuesday (Dec. 30) to block prayers and mentions of God at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration on Jan 20. Religion & the Law http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17277 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17251 A group of atheists, led by a California man known for challenging the use of the words "under God" in recitals of the Pledge of Allegiance at public schools, filed a lawsuit yesterday to bar prayer and references to God at the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama. Religion & the Law http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17251 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17245 A lesbian couple that was barred from holding a civil union ceremony at a beachfront pavilion owned by a church group has won a legal victory. Religion & the Law http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17245 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17242 A newly expanded federal lawsuit alleged Monday that the military doesn't take complaints of religious discrimination seriously enough and allows personnel to try to convert Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan to Christianity. Religion & the Law http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17242 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17213 If 2002 was Mormonism's debutante ball, 2008 may go down as its first semester of college. Religion & the Law http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17213 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17218 Of all the words that have been used to describe the Bernard L. Madoff scandal, the most emotionally charged may be "Jewish." Religion & the Law http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=17218 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST