http://www.pewforum.org/Explore Pew Forum survey reports detailing the findings of public opinion polls 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, 23 May 2012 08:59:44 GMTWed, 23 May 2012 08:59:44 GMTThu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTAccording to a survey of professional prison chaplains, America’s state penitentiaries are a bustle of religious activity. Chaplains say that efforts by inmates to convert other inmates are common and that at least some religious switching occurs. And chaplains overwhelmingly consider religion-based programming an important aspect of rehabilitating prisoners.http://www.pewforum.org/Government/religion-in-prisons.aspxWed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTA new survey finds signs of public uneasiness with the mixing of religion and politics. The number of people who say there has been too much religious talk by political leaders stands at an all-time high in Pew Research Center surveys, and most Americans continue to say that churches and other houses of worship should keep out of politics.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/more-see-too-much-religious-talk-by-politicians.aspxThu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT A new nationally representative survey focused exclusively on Mormons explores their religious beliefs and practices, political ideology, views on moral and social issues, and attitudes toward faith, family life, the media and society.http://www.pewforum.org/mormons-in-america/Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTA new survey finds that there has been virtually no change in Americans' impressions of the Mormon faith over the past four years. Meanwhile, about half of all voters, and 60% of evangelical Republicans, know that Mitt Romney is a Mormon. Romney’s religion has implications for his nomination run but not for the general election should he be nominated as his party’s standard bearer.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Romneys-Mormon-Faith-Likely-a-Factor-in-Primaries-Not-in-a-General-Election.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.aspxWed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTEvangelical Protestant leaders who live in the Global South generally are optimistic about the prospects for evangelicalism in their countries: 71% expect that five years from now the state of evangelicalism in their countries will be better than it is today. But those who live in the Global North expect that the state of evangelicalism in their countries will either stay about the same (21%) or worsen (33%) over the next five years.http://www.pewforum.org/Christian/Evangelical-Protestant-Churches/Global-Survey-of-Evangelical-Protestant-Leaders.aspxMon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTExplore the Future of the Global Muslim Population report and related resources.http://www.pewforum.org/Muslim/Resources-on-the-Future-of-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspxTue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum’s religious knowledge survey included 32 questions about various aspects of religion: the Bible, Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism, world religions, religion in public life, and atheism and agnosticism. The average respondent answered 16 of the 32 religious knowledge questions correctly.http://www.pewforum.org/U-S-Religious-Knowledge-Survey.aspxTue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTRecent polling from the Pew Research Center finds that Romney, more than any other presidential candidate (Republican or Democrat), is viewed as very religious by the public.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/How-the-Public-Perceives-Romney-Mormons.aspxTue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Research Center conducted more than 55,000 interviews to obtain a national sample of 1,050 Muslims living in the United States. http://www.pewforum.org/Muslim/Muslim-Americans-Middle-Class-and-Mostly-Mainstream(2).aspx