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A Portrait of Republican Social-Issue Voters
As the GOP
presidential candidates plan for an Oct.
19-21 "values
voter summit" sponsored by the Family Research Council, a large portion of
Republican voters (43%) say social issues will be very important in deciding who to
vote for in the 2008 election. An analysis of a recent Pew Research
Center survey finds that
these Republican social-issue voters differ in many ways from other members of the GOP
coalition.
Read the analysis
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Recent Pew Forum Events on End-of-Life Issues
Transcript: Oregon's 'Death With Dignity' Law: 10 Years Later
Ten
years ago this month, Oregon's Death with Dignity Act legalized
physician-assisted suicide in the state. The Pew Forum invited two distinguished
experts to reflect on the successes and
failures of Oregon's law. Barbara Coombs Lee, a nurse, chief petitioner and leading advocate
of the law; and Leon Kass, a physician, scholar and critic, discuss where they would
like to see the debate go from here. Pew Forum Senior Research Fellow David Masci moderates.
Listen to the audio transcript
Read the transcript
Read a recent Pew Forum analysis of the issue
 Q&A: A Progressive Argument Against the Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide
Dr. Robert P. Jones has just written a book urging supporters of physician-assisted suicide to rethink their views. Jones, an independent consultant on religion and progressive politics and an affiliated scholar at the Center for American Progress, argues that the debate over legalizing physician aid in dying should wait until the U.S. guarantees adequate health care access to all of its citizens.
Read the Q&A
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Oct. 12 - PBS Religion &
Ethics Newsweekly
The
Evangelical Dilemma
In a video interview, Pew Forum Senior Fellow John Green
explains why the traditionally Republican evangelical Christian voting bloc seems
fractured and undecided approaching the 2008 presidential election.
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Oct. 18 - The Washington Post
Bush Appears With Dalai Lama, Nudges China
President Bush presented Tibet's exiled spiritual leader with Congress's highest civilian honor in a move that drew criticism from Beijing.
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Oct. 18 - The Washington
Post
Supreme Court Halts Va. Inmate's Execution
The Supreme Court recently stopped the execution of a Virginia death row inmate, a move that could signal a nationwide halt to lethal injections until the justices decide the legality of the procedure.
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Oct. 16 - The New York Times
Gingerly, Romney
Seeks Ties to Christian Right
Mitt Romney has tried in various ways to signal his kinship with evangelical
Christians, who represent a crucial Republican constituency.
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Oct. 16 - The Wall Street Journal
Opinion: The Rise
of the Religious Left
Since the mid-1990s, an increasingly influential religious movement has arisen
on the left, mostly escaping the notice of the
national press.
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Oct. 16 - The
Associated Press
Obama Reaches Out
to Religious Voters
Barack Obama has made religion a signature part of his campaign through his
public appearances in places where Democratic candidates rarely venture.
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Oct. 16 - The
Associated Press
Republican
Candidates Tell Jewish Group Israel's Security Must Be Ensured
Israel's security must be safeguarded in the coming talks between the
Israelis and Palestinians, GOP presidential contenders told the
Republican Jewish Coalition.
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Oct. 15 - Religion
News Service
Ottawa Anglicans
Approve Same-Sex Blessings
In a move likely to inflame tensions in the Anglican debate
over gay rights, the Ottawa
diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada has approved same-sex marriage
blessings.
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Oct.
13 - The Associated Press
Despite Lingering
Questions, Faith-Based Prison Programs Multiply Across U.S.
Faith-based programs
often are the only available prisoner rehabilitation option, but skeptics
question whether their prevailing evangelical tone discriminates against
non-evangelical
inmates.
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Oct. 12 - Chicago Tribune
Prayer Optional, Silence Required,
Lawmakers Say
State lawmakers moved Illinois to the forefront of the national
school-prayer debate by requiring public schools to provide students with a brief
moment of silence at the start of classes.
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Oct. 12 - The
Associated Press
'God' Back on Flag Documents
An Eagle Scout wanting to honor his grandfather's "love of God, country and
family" with a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol has helped remove a ban on the
word "God" in certificates that accompany these flags.
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Social-issue voters photo: Eric Draper/AP Images
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