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) Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:10:01 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:10:01 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=18298 In the beginning, revival preachers used their dynamic voices and dramatic sermons — framed with entertaining gospel music — to attract large crowds and to pull sinners into the Kingdom of God. Religion & Social Welfare http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18298 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18273 President Obama committed to comprehensive immigration reform Friday (June 19) at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in a speech that was laden with religious language but short on policy specifics. Religion & Social Welfare http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18273 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18256 The meeting room at the Washington office of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life was packed last Wednesday to hear from Joshua DuBois, head of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Religion & Social Welfare http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18256 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18252 IN April, Bob Sweeney’s son, Ryan, 13, suddenly announced he wanted to start going to church. Religion & Social Welfare http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18252 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18257 President George W. Bush may be forever linked with faith-based initiatives due to his aggressive efforts to allow religious organizations to provide government-funded services. Religion & Social Welfare http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18257 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18246 Prominent religious officials led a march to the White House on Thursday (June 11), urging President Obama to form a "commission of inquiry" into interrogation practices under the Bush administration. Religion & Social Welfare http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18246 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18238 Decades of painful conservative-moderate fights. Stagnant baptism rates. Membership malaise. Surveying the state of the Southern Baptist Convention, seminary president Danny Akin can sum it all up in just six words. Religion & Social Welfare http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18238 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18220 The council created to advise President Obama on faith-based issues held its first official meetings via a conference call this afternoon. Religion & Social Welfare http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18220 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18176 The celebrity Miami priest known as "Father Oprah" converted from Catholicism to the Episcopal Church on Thursday (May 28), weeks after pictures surfaced of the cleric canoodling with his girlfriend on a Florida beach. Religion & Social Welfare http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18176 Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18173 Shrinking mainline Protestant denominations are turning to marketing to help stem decades of membership losses and stay afloat. Religion & Social Welfare http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18173 Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 EST