http://pewforum.org/ The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. en-us Copyright: (C) Copyright 2005 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved. info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:01 -0500 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:01 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://pewforum.org/images/rssfeeds.gif http://pewforum.org/ http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19066 The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington wants the city to change its proposal to legalize same-sex marriages to exempt the church from the law, but so far city council members aren't budging. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19066 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19065 Ohio will soon become the only state to execute inmates using just a massive dose of sedative, a procedure that has never been tested on human beings. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19065 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19062 White supremacist gang hit man Billy Joe Johnson got what he asked for from the Orange County jury that convicted him of first-degree murder last month: a death sentence. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19062 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18929 MELISSA BLOCK, host: A former Texas governor is making news by raising doubts about the death penalty. Democrat Mark White was governor from 1983 to '87, then a strong death penalty supporter who oversaw 19 executions. Now he's rethinking capital punishment and he joins us from Houston to explain why. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18929 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18924 Of all the consequences of shrinking newsrooms, one of the oddest is this: Fewer journalists are available to watch people die. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18924 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18913 American police chiefs support the death penalty in principle, but don’t think it’s an efficient use of taxpayer money or a valuable tool for reducing violent crime, according to a nationwide poll to be released today, Oct. 20. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18913 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18904 CINCINNATI — A federal judge has indefinitely delayed an execution scheduled for Dec. 8, the fourth execution to be postponed in Ohio since technicians failed for two hours last month to administer lethal drugs to a man convicted of murder and rape. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18904 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18878 Despite the many arguments over whether criminals should be put to death, states thought they had settled at least one matter: the best way to carry out an execution. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18878 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18855 The United States does not often find itself in a league with China, Iran, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18855 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18830 Ohio is considering injecting lethal drugs into inmates' bone marrow or muscles as an alternative to — or a backup for — the traditional intravenous execution procedure, a prisons department spokeswoman said Tuesday. Death Penalty http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=18830 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST