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INSIDE THIS UPDATE Q&A: Does Obama Have a Problem Among Catholic Voters? Q&As: Two Perspectives on Gay Marriage Courts Not Silent on Moments of Silence Pew Forum Resources on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Pew Forum in the News Top Religion Headlines QUICK LINKS >> Bioethics Death Penalty Gay Marriage Religion & Politics Religion & Public Schools Religion & Social Welfare Religion & the Law Religion & World Affairs The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey	Q&A: Does Obama Have a Problem Among Catholic Voters? Senior Fellow John Green and Associate Director Mark O'Keefe discuss Barack Obama's limited success with Catholic voters in Pennsylvania and look ahead to the primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. Read the Q&A » Q&As: Two Perspectives on Gay Marriage To explore arguments for and against gay marriage, Senior Research Fellow David Masci interviewed Jonathan Rauch of The National Journal and Rick Santorum of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Jonathan Rauch: The Case for Gay Marriage » "A society with successful marriages - and a lot of them - is a more stable, safer, more successful society. America's problem is not too many marriages, it's too few. Gay people are asking to be part of this social contract." Rick Santorum: The Case Against Gay Marriage » "What society should be about is encouraging what's best for children. What's best for children, we know, is a mother and a father who are the parents of that child, raising that child in a stable, married relationship." Courts Not Silent on Moments of Silence Did the Illinois legislature violate the U.S. Constitution when it mandated moments of silence in the state's public schools? Research Associate Jesse Merriam explains that the issue hinges on whether there is a genuine secular purpose behind the legislation. Go to the analysis » Pew Forum Resources on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict May 8 marks the 60th anniversary of Israel's independence. Past Forum resources on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict include: A Q&A with an author and academic who was once the chief representative for the Palestine Liberation Organization. An analysis of four decades of U.S. public support for Israel. Numerous event transcripts and survey findings. Go to the resource page » Pew Forum in the News April 20 - The New York Times A Populist Shift Confronts the U.S. Catholic Church According to Pew Forum survey findings, half of all Latinos who have joined Pentecostal denominations were raised as Catholics. Read more Pew Forum in the News articles » Top Religion Headlines April 25 - The Washington Times Clinton's Faith Underestimated April 24 - The New York Times At Expense of All Others, Putin Picks a Church April 23 - Religion News Service Critics Say Day of Prayer 'Hijacked' By Evangelicals April 23 - Salt Lake Tribune Romney's Run Good for LDS Church April 22 - Spiegel The Theologians Working Towards a Euro-Islam April 22 - The Associated Press Judge to Schools: No Gideon Bibles April 21 - The Washington Times McCain Pressed on 'Islamic' Terror Label April 21 - The Wall Street Journal Antiabortion Initiatives Divide Movement April 20 - The New York Times Vatican Hints at Changes in Church Laws on Abuse April 18 - The Economist Just What Do Muslims Dislike, and Why? Read more Religion News » Photo Credits: Barack Obama: AP Don Hammond/Design Pics/Corbis Jerusalem: Benjamin Rondel/Corbis

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