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Explore the relationship between religion and science in the U.S., polling on the issue, and scientists’ religious beliefs.

 
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Explore the debate over embryonic stem cell research, public opinion on the issue, religious groups' views and the status of stem cell research in other countries.

 

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INTERVIEW July 17, 2008
The Case For Embryonic Stem Cell Research: An Interview with Jonathan Moreno
University of Pennsylvania professor Jonathan Moreno discusses the ethical and moral grounds for supporting embryonic stem cell research.
INTERVIEW July 17, 2008
The Case Against Embryonic Stem Cell Research: An Interview with Yuval Levin
Yuval Levin, author of Tyranny of Reason and Hertog Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, discusses the ethical and moral grounds for opposing embryonic stem cell research.
INTERVIEW April 17, 2008
The 'Evidence for Belief': An Interview with Francis Collins
for Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project and an evangelical Christian, scientific knowledge complements rather than contradicts belief in God.
INTERVIEW October 3, 2007
A Progressive Argument Against the Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide
The debate over physician-assisted suicide is often portrayed as a battle between social or religious conservatives who oppose the practice and liberals or progressives who support it. But not everyone fits neatly into this paradigm.
INTERVIEW July 18, 2006
John Green Addresses Religious Dynamic in Stem Cell Politics
John Green discusses how values and morality, grounded in religious belief, have shaped the politics of the stem cell research debate.
INTERVIEW May 26, 2006
Federal Court Sends Back Georgia Evolution Sticker Case
The Pew Forum's legal expert David Masci explains the impact of the latest legal ruling in the battle over teaching evolution in American public schools.