http://www.pewforum.org/Examination of religious beliefs and practices provides insight into religion’s influence on individuals and communities worldwide. Explore Pew Forum publications—including public opinion polls, demographic reports, research studies, event transcripts and interviews—about religious beliefs and practices.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/Thu, 23 May 2013 08:21:36 GMTThu, 23 May 2013 08:21:36 GMTThu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTWhile the date of the Hindu New Year varies by region and custom, many Hindus celebrate in mid-April at home and in temples. According to a 2012 survey of Asian Americans, 85% of Asian American Hindus attend worship services at a temple at least a few times a year, and 78% have a religious shrine in their home.http://www.pewforum.org/Other-Affiliations/American-Hindus-To-Celebrate-a-New-Year.aspxMon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Across the U.S., religious courts operate on a routine, everyday basis. How do some of the country's major Christian traditions and other religions - including Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism - decide internal matters and apply their religious laws?http://www.pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Applying-Gods-Law-Religious-Courts-and-Mediation-in-the-US.aspxTue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTWhen Benedict XVI was elected pope in 2005, religious observance among Europeans had been in decline for decades, and he set out to stem the tide of secularization. How successful was he? Pew Research polls indicate that during his papacy, religious observance among Catholics in France, Germany, Spain and Italy remained low but fairly stable.http://www.pewforum.org/Christian/Catholic/During-Benedicts-Papacy-Religious-Observance-Among-Catholics-in-Europe-Remained-Low-but-Stable.aspxFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTOn Feb. 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released new rules for how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate applies to religious nonprofits, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals. Church-state law scholars Ira C. Lupu and Robert Tuttle explain the new rules and the legal arguments that religious groups might make.http://www.pewforum.org/Government/The-Contraception-Mandate-and-Religious-Liberty.aspxThu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTWhen it comes to religion, the Asian-American community is a study in contrasts, encompassing groups that run the gamut from highly religious to highly secular. A new survey report examines the Asian-American population from the angle of religious affiliation, highlighting the beliefs, practices and views of Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, the religiously unaffiliated and other faiths. http://www.pewforum.org/Asian-Americans-A-Mosaic-of-Faiths.aspxThu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT With a Mormon candidate in the race for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, there has been intense media, academic and public interest in Mormons and their religion. The Pew Forum recently held a roundtable discussion with journalists, scholars and policy experts on some of the latest research on Mormons and their place in American society and public life. http://www.pewforum.org/Christian/Mormon/Mormons-and-Civic-Life.aspxTue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTAmericans who have heard about the federal rule that would require employers to provide birth control as part of their health care benefits are closely divided over whether religiously affiliated institutions should be given an exemption. Sharp divisions of opinion exist on the issue by religious affiliation, party and ideology.http://www.pewforum.org/Government/Public-Divided-Over-Birth-Control-Insurance-Mandate.aspxThu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum held a press luncheon with political science professors David Campbell and John Green on the topic of how religion both divides and unites Americans.http://www.pewforum.org/American-Grace--How-Religion-Divides-and-Unites-Us.aspxMon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTWhich of the 50 states has the most religious population? Since there are many ways to define "religious," there is no single answer to this question. But to give a sense of how the states stack up, the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life used polling data to rank them on four measures. http://www.pewforum.org/How-Religious-Is-Your-State-.aspxMon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTRichard Bushman, an emeritus professor at Columbia University and author of several books about Mormon history, discussed the relationship between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and American politics over the past two centuries. http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Mormonism-and-Politics-Are-They-Compatible.aspx