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) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:30:01 -0400 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:30:01 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=19156 When the D.C. Council votes Tuesday on a historic measure to legalize same-sex marriage in the District, one of the most visible faces of opposition will be an unlikely one: Catholic Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl, a mild-mannered man known for compromise, pragmatism and working behind the scenes. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19156 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19135 Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania wants to talk about health care, Medicare, children’s insurance, a public option - anything but abortion. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19135 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19129 It wasn't that long ago that "there was no such thing as putting a pastor on hold" when the leader of a D.C. church called city hall, said the Rev. Patrick J. Walker of the New Macedonia Baptist Church in Southeast. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19129 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19127 The state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning northeastern United States has lost more momentum since a major setback three weeks ago at the ballot box in Maine. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19127 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19131 A recent report has confirmed long-held assumptions about religious activists from the left and right. The only thing both sides seem to have in common: Faith is a more important part of their lives than among the general public. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19131 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19130 When the House of Representatives passed a health-care reform bill this month that included a watertight prohibition on federal funding for elective abortions, outraged American feminists wondered just how one of their own - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - could have countenanced such a concession. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19130 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19120 Lobbying over abortion was turning into a sleepy business. But the health care debate has brought a new boom, and both sides are exploiting it with fund-raising appeals. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19120 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19119 Abortion-rights groups, acknowledging they were caught off guard by a last-minute amendment toughening abortion restrictions in the House health-care bill, are mobilizing to ensure that doesn't happen in the Senate. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19119 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19118 It was not on the ballot, nor was it a top-tier issue in the New Jersey governor’s race this fall, but the push to legalize same-sex marriage in the state could become a casualty of the election results. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19118 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19105 A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19105 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST