http://www.pewforum.org/Despite the United States’ long tradition of separating church from state, the government is often involved in religion, and vice versa. From White House policies on letting religious groups apply for government funding for providing social services to Supreme Court decisions on issues such as religious displays on government property, government and religion are frequently intertwined.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, 08 Feb 2012 13:52:04 GMTWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:52:04 GMTMon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMTA new report gives a brief history of organized religious advocacy in Washington, D.C., and examines the major characteristics of religion-related advocacy. A related online directory includes profiles of 212 groups currently or recently active in the nation’s capital.http://www.pewforum.org/lobbying-religious-advocacy-groups-in-washington-dc.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.aspxWed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTA new analysis by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that Tea Party supporters tend to have conservative opinions not just about economic matters, but also about social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Tea-Party-and-Religion.aspxWed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe political overhaul of the U.S. Congress after the 2010 elections appears to have had little effect on the religious composition of the legislative body, which is similar to the religious makeup of the previous Congress and of the nation, according to an analysis by the Pew Forum.http://www.pewforum.org/Government/Faith-on-the-Hill--The-Religious-Composition-of-the-112th-Congress.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 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTMore than two-thirds of states have constitutional provisions restricting state aid to religious organizations; these state constitutional provisions are collectively known as the Blaine Amendments.http://www.pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/The-Blaine-Game-Controversy-Over-the-Blaine-Amendments-and-Public-Funding-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.aspxThu, 17 Nov 2011 14:26:07 GMT In This Report 1 Lobbying for the Faithful: Report Resources 1 Preface 1 Executive Summary Upper Roman Upper Alpha Decimal Decimal Decimal http://www.pewforum.org/Government/Lobbying-for-the-faithful--TOC.aspxFri, 22 Jul 2011 10:07:39 GMT In This Report 1 Rising Restrictions on Religion Upper Roman Upper Alpha Decimal Decimal Decimal http://www.pewforum.org/Government/Rising-Restrictions-on-Religion-TOC.aspx