http://www.pewforum.org/Explore Pew Forum publications—including public opinion polls, demographic reports, research studies, event transcripts and interviews—about the Jewish faith and its members.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, 19 Jun 2013 05:59:32 GMTWed, 19 Jun 2013 05:59:32 GMTMon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT Across the U.S., religious courts operate on a routine, everyday basis. How do some of the country's major Christian traditions and other religions - including Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism - decide internal matters and apply their religious laws?http://www.pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Applying-Gods-Law-Religious-Courts-and-Mediation-in-the-US.aspxWed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTU.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the Middle East from March 20-23. He will spend much of the time in Israel, home to 41% of the world’s Jews. Another 41% of the world’s Jewish population lives in the United States, according to Pew Research Center estimates.http://www.pewforum.org/Jewish/Israel-and-the-US-are-Home-to-More-Than-FourFifths-of-the-Worlds-Jews.aspxWed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTA breakdown of 17 major religious groups' views on the issue of abortion.  http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/Religious-Groups-Official-Positions-on-Abortion.aspxTue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT A country-by-country analysis of data from more than 2,500 censuses, surveys and population registers finds that 84% of adults and children around the globe are religiously affiliated. The study also finds that the median age of two major groups – Muslims (23 years) and Hindus (26) – is younger than the world’s overall population (28), while Jews have the highest median age (36). http://www.pewforum.org/global-religious-landscape.aspxFri, 07 Dec 2012 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, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMTWhen it comes to religion, the Asian-American community is a study in contrasts, encompassing groups that run the gamut from highly religious to highly secular. A new survey report examines the Asian-American population from the angle of religious affiliation, highlighting the beliefs, practices and views of Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, the religiously unaffiliated and other faiths. http://www.pewforum.org/Asian-Americans-A-Mosaic-of-Faiths.aspxThu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMTThis study focuses on the religious affiliation of international migrants, examining patterns of migration among seven major groups: Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, adherents of other religions and the religiously unaffiliated.http://www.pewforum.org/faith-on-the-move.aspxMon, 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 216 groups currently or recently active in the nation’s capital.http://www.pewforum.org/lobbying-religious-advocacy-groups-in-washington-dc.aspxThu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTA federal appeals court recently overturned a lower court ruling that had declared the National Day of Prayer to be unconstitutional. The day of prayer, established by Congress in 1952, occurs annually on the first Thursday in May, which this year falls on May 5.http://www.pewforum.org/Prayer-in-America.aspxWed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMTEight years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Americans see Muslims as facing more discrimination inside the U.S. than other major religious groups. Nearly six-in-ten adults (58%) say that Muslims are subject to a lot of discrimination, far more than say the same about Jews, evangelical Christians, atheists or Mormons.http://www.pewforum.org/Muslim/Muslims-Widely-Seen-As-Facing-Discrimination.aspx