http://www.pewforum.org/The U.S. has a long tradition of separating church and state, yet a powerful inclination to mix religion and politics. Throughout the nation’s history, political and social movements—from abolition to women's suffrage to civil rights—have drawn upon religious institutions for moral authority, inspirational leadership and organizational muscle. In recent years, religion has been woven more deeply into the fabric of partisan politics than ever before.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, 09 Feb 2012 22:32:40 GMTThu, 09 Feb 2012 22:32:40 GMTMon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMTRomney's win included overwhelming support from Mormons and strong support from Catholic voters. He also won among white born-again/evangelical Protestants, though his support from that group continues to be somewhat more tepid than among non-evangelicals.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Religion-and-the-2012-Nevada-Republican-Caucuses.aspxThu, 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, 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, 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 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, 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