http://www.pewforum.org/The United States is a nation with both high levels of religious commitment and high regard for scientific achievement. Thus it is not surprising that religious individuals and groups often find themselves on opposite sides of debates over scientific assertions—such as whether Darwinian evolution and global warming are established facts—as well as the morality of certain scientific advances, such as stem cell research and cloning.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 22:27:39 GMTThu, 09 Feb 2012 22:27:39 GMTFri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTMany Americans continue to say their religious beliefs have been highly influential in shaping their views about social issues, including abortion and same-sex marriage. But far fewer cite religion as a top influence on their opinions about several other social and political issues, including how the government should deal with immigration, the environment and poverty. http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Few-Say-Religion-Shapes-Immigration-Environment-Views.aspxThu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTSurveys repeatedly show that most Americans respect science and the benefits it brings to society, such as new technologies and medical treatments. Nevertheless, strong religious convictions can affect some Americans' willingness to accept certain scientific theories and discoveries.http://www.pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/An-Overview-of-Religion-and-Science-in-the-United-States.aspxWed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTIn recent years, voters, educators and policymakers in a number of states have become involved in the debate over whether - or how - public school students should learn about evolution and the origins of life.http://www.pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Fighting-Over-Darwin-State-by-State.aspxWed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe Pew Forum's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey found that views on evolution differ widely across religious groups.http://www.pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Religious-Differences-on-the-Question-of-Evolution.aspxWed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTThis timeline highlights key events in the debate surrounding evolution. http://www.pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Evolution-A-Timeline.aspxWed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTA breakdown of 13 major religious groups' views on the issue. http://www.pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Religious-Groups-Views-on-Evolution.aspxWed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTAt first glance, Charles Darwin seems an unlikely revolutionary. Growing up a shy and unassuming member of a wealthy British family, he appeared, at least to his father, to be idle and directionless. But even as a child, Darwin expressed an interest in nature.http://www.pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Darwin-and-His-Theory-of-Evolution.aspxWed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTAs with many social and political controversies in the United States, the battle over evolution has been largely fought in courtrooms.http://www.pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/The-Social-and-Legal-Dimensions-of-the-Evolution-Debate-in-the-US.aspxWed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTAlmost 150 years after Charles Darwin published his groundbreaking work On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Americans are still fighting over evolution. http://www.pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Overview-The-Conflict-Between-Religion-and-Evolution.aspxThu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTEmbryonic stem cell research, which uses special cells found in three- to five-day-old human embryos to seek cures for a host of chronic diseases, has sparked a major moral and political debate in the United States.http://www.pewforum.org/Science-and-Bioethics/Stem-Cell-Research-at-the-Crossroads-of-Religion-and-Politics.aspx