http://www.pewforum.org/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://www.pewforum.org/uploadedImages/_content/defaultPublicationThumb(1).gifhttp://www.pewforum.org/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:25:22 GMTFri, 03 Feb 2012 20:25:22 GMTSat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTONE leaflet showed a wooden doll hanging from a noose and suggested burning or stoning homosexuals. “God Abhors You” read another.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Straight-but-narrow.aspxSat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTWHEN Father Basilious Nasser got an urgent call to say that one of his parishioners had been shot and needed help, the priest went immediately.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Christians-fear-being-dragged-into-Syrian-violence.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTA FRENCH appeals court has upheld fraud charges and a €600,000 fine against the Church of Scientology for cajoling followers into paying large sums for bogus personality tests and cures.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Court-upholds-Scientology-fraud-ruling-in-France.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTMitt Romney accused President Obama this week of ordering “religious organizations to violate their conscience,’’ referring to a White House decision that requires all health plans - even those covering employees at Catholic hospitals, charities, and colleges - to provide free birth control. But a review of Romney’s tenure as Massachusetts governor shows that he once took a similar step.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Romney-shifted-on--conscience--issue.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTIf you haven’t seen it yet, the PEW Forum on religion and public life just published a new analysis of party identification by religion.http://www.pewforum.org/Press-Room/Pew-Forum-in-the-News/Do-we-now-have-proof-that-Jews-are-trending-Republican-.aspxThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTPresident Obama drew on the Bible and his interpretation of the Christian faith Thursday to deliver a sharp, if tacit, critique of his chief Republican rival’s economic program, speaking at a forum that in the past has been largely free of electoral politics.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/At-prayer-breakfast-and-with-birth-control-decision,-Obama-riles-religious-conservatives.aspxThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTTies between Turkey, NATO's biggest Muslim member, and Hamas, the Islamic militant group that says Israel should not exist, are blossoming.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Turkey’s-ties-with-Hamas-deepen-amid-questions-about-the-influence-of-sponsors-Iran-and-Syria.aspxThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTWith many American Catholic leaders blaming the current administration for a new requirement that Catholic employers provide birth control coverage, you’d think that President Barack Obama wouldn’t exactly be their favorite person right now.http://www.pewforum.org/Press-Room/Pew-Forum-in-the-News/Catholics-still-favor-Obama-over-GOP-candidates.aspxWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTA federal judge is considering whether Washington state can require pharmacies to stock and sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, even in the face of religious objections by druggists who believe they destroy human life.http://www.pewforum.org/Religion-News/Fed-judge-considers-if-pharmacies-must-sell-Plan-B.aspxThu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTA poster-style infographic highlights U.S. Mormons' political views and other key findings from the Pew Forum's new report, Mormons in America.http://www.pewforum.org/Christian/Mormon/mormons-in-america-infographic.aspx