http://www.pewforum.org/Explore Pew Forum analyses—including public opinion poll reports, demographic reports, research studies, legal reports and graphics—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/Tue, 22 May 2012 22:45:48 GMTTue, 22 May 2012 22:45:48 GMTTue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe latest Pew Research Center polling shows that Obama has strong support from black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated, while Romney holds a lead among white evangelicals and white Catholics. The complete report includes general election preferences by religion and by gender within religious groups as well as voters' views on which issues are very important in deciding who to vote for this fall.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/General-Election-Preferences-by-Religious-Group.aspxWed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTIn the Maryland and Wisconsin primaries, Romney and Santorum ran neck and neck among white born-again/evangelical voters, while Romney was the clear favorite of non-evangelical voters. Romney was also victorious among Wisconsin voters who attend religious services only occasionally and those who attach little importance to having a candidate who shares their religious beliefs.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-the-2012-Republican-Primaries--Maryland-and-Wisconsin.aspxMon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTRick Santorum got his first clear victory among Catholics in Saturday's Louisiana primary in addition to winning among white evangelical Christians, people who attend worship services weekly and voters who say it is at least somewhat important to have a candidate who shares their religious beliefs.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-the-2012-Louisiana-Republican-Primary.aspxWed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTExit polling from the Illinois Republican primary shows that Romney continues to draw less support from white born-again/evangelical voters than from non-evangelicals, while Santorum has yet to secure an outright victory among Catholic voters in any state for which data are available.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-the-2012-Illinois-Republican-Primary.aspxWed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTSantorum won narrow victories in both the Alabama and Mississippi Republican primaries, but exit polling shows there was no clear winner among white born-again/evangelical voters in either state. http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-the-2012-Republican-Primaries--Alabama-and-Mississippi.aspxTue, 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.aspxMon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTA new report gives a brief history of organized religious advocacy in Washington, D.C., and examines the major characteristics of religion-related advocacy. A related online directory includes profiles of 216 groups currently or recently active in the nation’s capital.http://www.pewforum.org/lobbying-religious-advocacy-groups-in-washington-dc.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 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.aspx