Americans Wary of Church Involvement in Partisan Politics
On Sunday, more than two dozen pastors delivered sermons discussing the presidential candidates as a protest against a tax-code restriction on church political endorsements. The next day, a church-state watchdog group filed complaints with the Internal Revenue Service based on the political content of six of these sermons. Whatever the legal merits of the protest and the complaints, and regardless of the eventual outcome, an August survey shows that many Americans clearly are uncomfortable with churches participating in partisan politics. Read the report »
Resource Page on the Issue of Abortion
New additions to the Pew Forum's resource page on abortion include an overview of the issue, a look at abortion laws around the world, religious groups' official positions on abortion and Q&As that explore religious arguments for and against abortion rights. Go to the resource page »
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