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 04:40:02 -0500 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:40:02 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=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. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19091 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19090 Drive through Vallejo and you will see a once-proud Navy town clearly down on its luck. A motel room goes for $30.99 a night, including HBO. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19090 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19089 Citing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to civil disobedience, 145 evangelical, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders have signed a declaration saying they will not cooperate with laws that they say could be used to compel their institutions to participate in abortions, or to bless or in any way recognize same-sex couples. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19089 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19088 The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19088 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19092 Conservative members of America's largest Lutheran denomination announced that they are splitting from the Chicago-based Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, making it the second mainline Protestant church to undergo a major schism over the issue of homosexuality and related matters of biblical authority. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19092 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19085 Fallout continues from the summer controversy over the University of Notre Dame awarding an honorary degree to President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19085 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19077 The famous rowhouse on C Street SE where disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford sought counseling after his affair -- as did Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) after his affair -- has begun paying D.C. real estate taxes, according to city officials. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19077 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19082 Cardinal Francis George, president of the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops, defended the bishops' decision to play an active role in shaping national health care legislation, saying Monday that the church must be the "leaven" in the country's political debate. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19082 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19078 Granite Falls residents are suspicious of any newcomers, let alone a Muslim native of Pakistan who moved to this rugged, blue-collar logging and mining town to open his own bar. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19078 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19068 Restrictions on abortion coverage approved in the House version of the health-care bill likely will affect the affordability of the procedure for only a small minority of women. Religion & Politics http://pewforum.org/news/rss.php?NewsID=19068 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST