http://www.pewforum.org/Ongoing debates regarding welfare reform, poverty and the criminal justice system touch on a sensitive area of public discourse: how Americans should care for the needy. Religious organizations are often at the forefront of this discussion. But policymakers and religious communities alike are still divided about the participation of faith-based organizations in the delivery of federally funded social services. 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 14:09:54 GMTWed, 08 Feb 2012 14:09:54 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.aspxMon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTMore than eight years after former President George W. Bush unveiled his faith-based initiative to make it easier for religious groups to receive government funding to provide social services, such as feeding the needy, the policy continues to draw broad public support.http://www.pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/Faith-Based-Programs-Still-Popular-Less-Visible.aspxFri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe evangelical Christian movement historically has been defined by its members' distinctive doctrinal standards and practices. Yet in recent years many Americans have come to understand evangelicals more by their political, rather than religious, identity. http://www.pewforum.org/Christian/Evangelical-Protestant-Churches/The-Future-of-Evangelicals-A-Conversation-with-Pastor-Rick-Warren.aspxThu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTAs the political battles over health care reform intensify, religious organizations are forcefully adding their voices to the debate.http://www.pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/Religious-Groups-Weigh-In-on-Health-Care-Reform.aspxTue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMTThis report provides a closer look at President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, established to make recommendations on how to improve government partnerships with faith-based and community organizations.http://www.pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/President-Obamas-Advisory-Council-on-Faith-Based-and-Neighborhood-Partnerships.aspxWed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMTA new study finds that Obama's faith-based initiative has so far generated little of the contentious press coverage associated with Bush's effort. And the program is not as closely associated with the current president as it was with the man he succeeded.http://www.pewforum.org/Social-Welfare/The-Starting-Line.aspxTue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMTTo discuss how McCain might implement his faith-based and community initiatives, the Pew Forum posed a series of questions to Stephen Goldsmith, who has worked closely with this issue.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Stephen-Goldsmith-Previews-How-Faith-Based-Initiatives-Would-Change-if-John-McCain-Is-Elected-President.aspxThu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTA new survey finds a narrow majority of the public saying that churches and other houses of worship should keep out of political matters and not express their views on day-to-day social and political matters.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/More-Americans-Question-Religions-Role-in-Politics.aspxWed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTOn Jan. 7, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Baze v. Rees, a case that challenges the constitutionality of lethal injection as it currently is administered by the federal government and 36 states.http://www.pewforum.org/Death-Penalty/Lethal-Injection-on-Trial--An-Analysis-of-the-Arguments-Before-the-Supreme-Court-in-Baze-v--Rees.aspxTue, 15 Aug 2000 00:00:00 GMT Americans, almost all of us, can be quite inconsistent in our views of how and when religion should influence politics.http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Whats-God-Got-to-Do-with-the-American-Experiment.aspx