http://www.pewforum.org/In recent years, the debate over same-sex marriage has grown into a nationwide controversy, reverberating in the halls of 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. As the debate rages on, the American religious community remains deeply divided over the issue, and over the morality of homosexuality generally. 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 22:58:33 GMTTue, 22 May 2012 22:58:33 GMTWed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTA series of graphics shows how public opinion toward same-sex marriage has changed in Pew Research Center polls since 2001. See how much opinion varies by generation, religious group, gender, race and political party.http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/Graphics-Slideshow--Changing-Attitudes-on-Gay-Marriage.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.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 GMTWhile the gay marriage controversy has many elements, including disagreements over religious and social norms, much of the debate is a legal one.  http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/The-Constitutional-Dimensions-of-the-Same-Sex-Marriage-Debate.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.aspxThu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMTThis graphic illustrates the states with constitutional amendments banning gay marriage as well as states where gay marriage is legal. http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/State-Policies-on-Same-Sex-Marriage.aspxThu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum turns to professors Robert W. Tuttle and Ira "Chip" Lupu of The George Washington University Law School to discuss how some states are trying to reconcile potential conflicts between the legalization of gay marriage and the free exercise of religion.http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/A-Clash-of-Rights-Gay-Marriage-and-the-Free-Exercise-of-Religion.aspxThu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTTo explore the case against gay marriage, the Pew Forum has turned to Rick Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and now a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/An-Argument-Against-Same-Sex-Marriage-An-Interview-with-Rick-Santorum.aspxThu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe debate over same-sex marriage in the United States is a contentious one, and advocates on both sides continue to work hard to make their voices heard. To explore the case for gay marriage, the Pew Forum has turned to Jonathan Rauch.http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/An-Argument-For-Same-Sex-Marriage-An-Interview-with-Jonathan-Rauch.aspx