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) Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:20:02 -0400 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:20:02 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=19156 When the D.C. Council votes Tuesday on a historic measure to legalize same-sex marriage in the District, one of the most visible faces of opposition will be an unlikely one: Catholic Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl, a mild-mannered man known for compromise, pragmatism and working behind the scenes. Gay Marriage http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19156 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19154 The leaders in the local large Orthodox Jewish community go to great lengths to keep out the outside world, discouraging nonbusiness use of the Internet and encouraging strict filters to keep the ungodly out when members must use the Web. Gay Marriage http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19154 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19152 Five years after same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts, the local Episcopal bishop yesterday gave permission for priests in Eastern Massachusetts to officiate at same-sex weddings. Gay Marriage http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19152 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19151 Their refrain was as familiar to me as dining hall food, and equally as offensive. All too often, white liberal classmates at the University of Virginia would ask, "Shouldn't blacks, more than any other group, support gay rights?" Gay Marriage http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19151 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19148 America's struggles to define marriage are all over the map. Gay Marriage http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19148 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19127 The state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning northeastern United States has lost more momentum since a major setback three weeks ago at the ballot box in Maine. Gay Marriage http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19127 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19126 The Commonwealth convenes for a summit this week amid growing furor over a proposed law that would impose life imprisonment on homosexuals in Uganda, whose President is chairing the gathering. Gay Marriage http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19126 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19118 It was not on the ballot, nor was it a top-tier issue in the New Jersey governor’s race this fall, but the push to legalize same-sex marriage in the state could become a casualty of the election results. Gay Marriage http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19118 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19101 One year ago, I stood with city leaders on a hill in Northeast as we broke ground for affordable housing in the District. Gay Marriage http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19101 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19091 Some D.C. Council members and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton are reaching out to the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington to see whether they can find a compromise so the Church will not end its social services contracts with the city if the council legalizes same-sex marriage. Gay Marriage http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19091 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST