http://www.pewforum.org/Explore Pew Forum publications—including public opinion polls, demographic reports, research studies, event transcripts and interviews—on key issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs.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/Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:24:38 GMTFri, 03 Feb 2012 21:24:38 GMTThu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTSince 2008, the share of voters identifying with or leaning toward the GOP has either grown or held steady among major religious groups. This includes both religious groups that are part of the GOP’s traditional constituency as well as some groups that have tended to be more aligned with the Democratic Party, including Jewish voters. http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Trends-in-Party-Identification-of-Religious-Groups.aspxWed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT In his commanding win in the Florida Republican primary, Mitt Romney received strong support from Catholics and from voters who do not describe themselves as white born-again/evangelical Christians. Among both white evangelicals and Protestant voters, Romney ran about even with Newt Gingrich. http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-the-2012-Florida-Republican-Primary.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTIn his South Carolina Republican primary win, Newt Gingrich received strong support from born-again/evangelical Christians and from voters who said that it is important to them that a candidate shares their religious beliefs.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-the-2012-South-Carolina-Republican-Primary.aspxThu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTPolling conducted Jan. 11-16 shows that Mitt Romney maintains a substantial lead nationally in the race for the GOP nomination and finds few differences in the candidate preferences of some major religious groups.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-the-Presidential-Campaign-January-Update.aspxWed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTOn Oct. 5, 2011, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a case that could help determine how much latitude religious organizations have in making employment decisions about clergy and others who perform religious duties. http://www.pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/The-Supreme-Court-Takes-Up-Church-Employment-Disputes-and-the-“Ministerial-Exception”.aspxWed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTInterviews conducted as voters left the polls in the 2012 GOP primary show that Mitt Romney was the winner among born-again evangelical Christians as well as among non-evangelical voters.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-the-2012-New-Hampshire-Republican-Primary.aspxWed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTPolling conducted as voters entered the 2012 Iowa caucuses shows a clear split between born-again evangelical Christians, who favored Rick Santorum, and other voters, who favored Mitt Romney.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-the-2012-Iowa-Republican-Caucuses.aspxTue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTHow do Americans view the Mormon faith and its followers? What is the public’s perception of a Mormon candidate? Explore the Pew Research Center’s resources on Mormonism and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.http://www.pewforum.org/Christian/Mormon/Resources-on-Mormons.aspxTue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMTRestrictions on religious beliefs and practices rose in 23 of the world’s 198 countries (12%), decreased in 12 countries (6%) and remained essentially unchanged in 163 countries (82%) between mid-2006 and mid-2009, a new Pew Forum report shows. More than 2.2 billion people – nearly a third of the world’s population – live in the 23 countries with increasing government restrictions or social hostilities involving religion.  http://www.pewforum.org/Government/Rising-Restrictions-on-Religion.aspxThu, 02 Feb 2012 12:43:59 GMT In This Report 1 Trends in Party Identification of Religious Groups 1 Trends in Party Identification of Religious Groups-affiliation 1 Trends in Party Identification of Religious Groups-attendance 1 Trends in Party Identification of Religious Groups-age Upper Romanhttp://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Trends-in-Party-Identification-of-Religious-Groups-TOC.aspx