http://www.pewforum.org/Although the type and frequency of worship services differ from one religious tradition to the next, services are an important component of many religious traditions, making worship attendance a useful indicator of religious commitment. 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, 21 May 2013 09:02:44 GMTTue, 21 May 2013 09:02:44 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.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.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, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTA new survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that compared with 2006, fewer voters encountered information on parties or candidates in their house of worship, and only 6% say they were contacted by religious groups about the election campaign.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Post-Election-Politics-in-the-Pulpit.aspxThu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMTA new survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that among voters who attend religious services at least once or twice a month, 15% say information on the political parties or candidates has been made available at their place of worship.  http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Politics-in-the-Pulpit.aspxWed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMTBy some key measures, Americans ages 18 to 29 are considerably less religious than older Americans. Yet in other ways, Millennials remain fairly traditional in their religious beliefs and practices. http://www.pewforum.org/Age/Religion-Among-the-Millennials.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-.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTA recent Pew Forum analysis finds that people who have switched faiths (or joined a faith after being raised unaffiliated with a religion) are indeed slightly more religious than those who have remained in their childhood faith.http://www.pewforum.org/The-Zeal-of-the-Convert-Is-It-the-Real-Deal.aspxFri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMTThis report, based on data from the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, explores Mormons' unique place in the American religious landscape and is divided into three parts: demographic characteristics, religious beliefs and practices, and social and political views.http://www.pewforum.org/Christian/Mormon/A-Portrait-of-Mormons-in-the-US.aspxThu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe latest report from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press shows that, as in previous elections, differences in voting patterns by religion are amplified when church attendance is taken into accounthttp://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/How-Church-Attendance-Affects-Religious-Voting-Patterns.aspx