Resources on the Gay Marriage Debate
The issue
of same-sex marriage continues to make headlines. The California
Supreme Court recently upheld Proposition 8, a voter-approved constitutional amendment banning
same-sex marriage in the state. Meanwhile, New Hampshire is considering
legislation that would make it
the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. The Pew
Research Center's
Forum on Religion & Public Life provides many resources on the debate,
including:
- A recently published Q&A with
church-state law experts Ira "Chip" Lupu and Robert W. Tuttle on the
potential conflict between the legalization of same-sex marriage and the
free exercise of religion
- A November 2008 backgrounder on the legal
history of gay marriage
- A May 2008 breakdown of 17 major
religious groups' views on gay marriage and the ordination of gay clergy
See also: May 2009 polling data (PDF) on gay marriage and homosexuality from the Pew Research
Center for the People
& the Press
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May 23 - San Francisco
Chronicle
Black, White East Bay Churches Meld in Worship
The San Francisco
Chronicle cites Pew Forum data on the racial composition of Protestant
denominations in an article examining two churches' efforts to bridge the
racial divide.
Read more Pew Forum in the News articles »
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