http://www.pewforum.org/Explore Pew Forum publications—including public opinion polls, demographic reports, research studies, event transcripts, legal reports and interviews—on an array of topics and issues at the intersection of religion and public life. 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/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:08:01 GMTWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:08:01 GMTTue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Feb. 7 that a 2008 California referendum banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. According to the Pew Research Center’s latest polling on the issue, support for same-sex marriage varies by religious group.http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/Religion-and-Attitudes-Toward-Same-Sex-Marriage.aspxTue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTAs the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, a comprehensive public opinion survey by the Pew Research Center finds no indication of increased alienation or anger among Muslim Americans in response to growing concerns about home-grown Islamic terrorists, controversies about the building of mosques and other pressures on this high-profile minority group in recent years. Nor does the new polling provide any evidence of rising support for Islamic extremism among Muslim Americans.http://www.pewforum.org/Muslim/Muslim-Americans--No-Signs-of-Growth-in-Alienation-or-Support-for-Extremism.aspxTue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTThis slideshow highlights some of the findings from the new report, Muslim Americans: No Signs of Growth in Alienation or Support for Extremism.http://www.pewforum.org/Muslim/Muslim-Americans-infographic.aspxWed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTA new series of graphics shows how public opinion toward same-sex marriage has changed over the last decade according to Pew Research Center polls. See how much opinion varies among different generations, religious groups and political parties.http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/Graphics-Slideshow--Ten-Years-of-Changing-Attitudes-on-Gay-Marriage.aspxTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTIn recent years, same-sex marriage has been a contentious subject within many religious groups in the U.S. Here is an overview of where 16 religious groups stand on this issue.  http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/Religious-Groups-Official-Positions-on-Same-Sex-Marriage.aspxThu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMTIn many countries around the globe, the institution of marriage is in flux as governments consider whether to allow gay and lesbian couples the right to marry or enter into other legally recognized forms of domestic partnership. Currently, countries around the world, mostly in Europe, offer varying levels of marriage rights to gay couples.http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/Gay-Marriage-Around-the-World.aspxThu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMTWhile the gay marriage controversy has many elements, including disagreements over religious and social norms, much of the debate is a legal one.  http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/The-Constitutional-Dimensions-of-the-Same-Sex-Marriage-Debate.aspxThu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMTIn the last five years, the debate over gay marriage has been heard in the halls of the U.S. Congress, at the White House, in dozens of state legislatures and courtrooms, and in the rhetoric of election campaigns at both the national and state levels. http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/A-Contentious-Debate-Same-Sex-Marriage-in-the-US.aspxThu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMTThis graphic illustrates the states with constitutional amendments banning gay marriage as well as states where gay marriage is legal. http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/State-Policies-on-Same-Sex-Marriage.aspxThu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum turns to professors Robert W. Tuttle and Ira "Chip" Lupu of The George Washington University Law School to discuss how some states are trying to reconcile potential conflicts between the legalization of gay marriage and the free exercise of religion.http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/A-Clash-of-Rights-Gay-Marriage-and-the-Free-Exercise-of-Religion.aspx