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Religion & Politics 2012 includes news, analysis and data on the role of religion in politics, social issues, candidates and political parties relevant to the 2011-12 primary and general election cycle.

 

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POLL October 17, 2005
Reaction to Harriet Miers' Nomination: Less Support for Miers than for Roberts
Download this Fact Sheet (22K .pdf) Nearly two weeks after the announcement of the selection of Harriet Miers to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, controversy continues to surround the nomination. Recent polling, conducte...
ANALYSIS September 30, 2005
Supreme Court Considers Challenge to Oregon's Death with Dignity Act: Gonzales v. Oregon and the Right to Die
Download the Legal Backgrounder Download the Decision Analysis On October 5, 2005, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Gonzales v. Oregon, a case arising from the conflict between Oregon's Death with Dignity Act and the U.S. attorney gene...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT September 22, 2005
From Scopes to Dover : Should the Courts Permit Public Schools to Teach Intelligent Design?
In late September 2005, Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District et al. went to trial in federal district court in Pennsylvania. Shortly before the trial, the Pew Forum held an event to discuss the current state of the law and panelists' predictions for a ruling.
ANALYSIS July 27, 2005
Analysis of Ten Commandments Decisions
Download the complete analysis On June 27, 2005, the Supreme Court issued sharply divided decisions in two cases involving constitutional challenges to government-sponsored displays of the Ten Commandments. In McCreary County v. American Civil Lib...
LEGAL REPORT June 13, 2005
The Constitutional Status of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: Cutter v. Wilkinson
Download the Legal Backgrounder (March 2005, 164K .pdf) Download the Addendum (June 2005, 121K .pdf) Read the Pew Forum Discussion transcript The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Person...
INTERVIEW June 10, 2005
Vatican Foreign Policy in the New Pontificate
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life interviewed Dr. J. Peter Pham on June 10, 2005, following a roundtable on "Vatican Foreign Policy in the New Pontificate," co-sponsored by the Forum and the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Ph...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT May 23, 2005
With Ben Franklin's Blessings: A Primer on the Faith-Based Initiative
Some of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Florida, in May 2005 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle conference on religion, politics and public life. Conference speaker John DiIulio, a University of Pennsylvania professor ...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT May 4, 2005
Faith at War: Reports from the Islamic World
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted a luncheon roundtable on "Faith at War: Reports from the Islamic World" on May 4, 2005, at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. With over...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT April 29, 2005
Pope Benedict XVI and World Affairs
On April 19, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany became Benedict XVI, the 265th pontiff. Under the leadership of his predecessor, John Paul II, the Catholic Church gained remarkable global influence. From his role in the downfall of Communism to ...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT April 27, 2005
Islam and Democratization in the Middle East
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Pacific Council on International Policy co-hosted a meeting on "Islam and Democratization in the Middle East" on April 27, 2005, at the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los An...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT April 26, 2005
Faith, Politics & Progressives: A Conversation with John Podesta
Featured Speaker: John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress; former Chief of Staff to President William J. Clinton Moderator: Michael Cromartie, Vice President, Ethics & Public Policy Center With Additional Comments By: Lui...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT April 21, 2005
Secular Europe and Religious America: Implications for Transatlantic Relations
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted a luncheon roundtable entitled "Secular Europe and Religious America: Implications for Transatlantic Relations" on April 21, 2005 at the Pew Resea...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT February 24, 2005
A Monumental Decision: High Court Considers Constitutionality of Ten Commandments Displays on Public Property
Download legal backgrounder on Ten Commandments cases (154K .pdf) On March 2, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases that concern the placement of Ten Commandments displays on public property. The commandments controversy came to ...
LEGAL REPORT February 24, 2005
A Monumental Decision: Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality of Ten Commandments Displays on Public Property
Download the Legal Backgrounder (154K .pdf) On March 2, 2005, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Van Orden v. Perry (No. 03-1500) and McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky (No. 03-1693). The two cases involve cha...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT January 13, 2005
Does "Muslim" Turkey Belong in "Christian" Europe?
Speakers: Jonathan Davidson, Senior Advisor for Political and Academic Affairs, European Commission Delegation to the U.S. Corrado Pirzio-Biroli, Head of the Cabinet of former EU Commissioner Franz Fischler Omer Taspinar, Director, Turkey Program,...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT December 6, 2004
Religion, Rhetoric, and the Presidency: A Conversation with Michael Gerson
Speaker: Michael Gerson, Speech Writer and Policy Adviser to President Bush Respondent: Carl Cannon, White House Correspondent, National Journal Moderator: Michael Cromartie, Vice President, Ethics and Public Policy Center
POLL November 2, 2004
Religion and the Environment: Polls Show Strong Backing for Environmental Protection Across Religious Groups
October 2004 Download this Fact Sheet (76K .pdf) In contrast to abortion, gay marriage and other hot-button cultural issues, which divide most religious groups in the United States, there is a fairly strong consensus across faith traditions on env...
ANALYSIS November 1, 2004
Liberty and Power: A Dialogue on Religion and U.S. Foreign Policy in an Unjust World
Bryan Hehir, Michael Walzer, Charles Krauthammer, Louise Richardson, and Shibley Telhami Pew Forum Dialogues on Religion & Public Life E.J. Dionne Jr., Jean Bethke Elshtain, Kayla Drogosz, Series Editors Executive Summary (.pdf) Order the book...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT October 19, 2004
Anglicanism and Global Affairs: The Windsor Report and Beyond
Speakers: The Rt. Rev. Dr. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, Archbishop, Anglican Church of Nigeria The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold, Presiding Bishop, Episcopal Church USA Dr. David Martin, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics (Emeritus) Moderato...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT October 19, 2004
American Jews and the Current Challenges of Church-State Separation
10:00am-11:30am Washington, D.C. MR. BOB WEINBERG: Friends, we are about to begin the program while you continue to enjoy this delicious luncheon. And the speakers, I'm sure, will be up to the challenge of competing with the clacking of the...
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