<p>Few public policy issues have inflamed passions as consistently and as strongly as the debate over capital punishment. Religious communities have been deeply involved on both sides of the issue, drawing on teachings and traditions of justice and the dignity</p> http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx <p>For the first time on television, "God in America" explores the historical role of religion in the public life of the United States.</p> Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=61171&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Death Penalty&WT.rss_a=Pew: 'God in America' Debuts on PBS&WT.z_contenttype=AVWebcast <p>A new Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life poll finds that religion continues to shape some Americans' views about social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. Far fewer cite it as a top influence on immigration, the environment and poverty.</p> Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=60850&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Death Penalty&WT.rss_a=Few Say Religion Shapes Immigration, Environment Views&WT.z_contenttype=PublicOpinion <p>Paul Butler, a professor at The George Washington University Law School and an expert on criminal law, spoke with the Pew Forum about the possible outcomes and implications of a challenge to a Louisiana statute that allows for the death penalty in cases involving child rape.<br /><br /></p> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=37242&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Death Penalty&WT.rss_a=Transcript: The Supreme Court Considers Child Rape and Capital Punishment&WT.z_contenttype=Speech <p>When Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the U.S. on April 15, 2008, he will be greeted by a flock that is undergoing rapid ethnic and demographic changes.</p> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=37016&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Death Penalty&WT.rss_a=A Portrait of American Catholics on the Eve of Pope Benedict's Visit to the U.S.&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses the findings of the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey with Luis Lugo, director of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.</p> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=35734&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Death Penalty&WT.rss_a=Religion Survey Finds Many Americans Swap Faiths&WT.z_contenttype=PewInTheMedia <p>CBS News reports on the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, which finds nearly half of U.S. adults left the faith they grew up with.</p> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=35742&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Death Penalty&WT.rss_a=Many In U.S. Drop Their Childhood Religion&WT.z_contenttype=PewInTheMedia <p>A special report from Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life about the death penalty.</p> Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=32696&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Death Penalty&WT.rss_a=Special Report: Reconsidering the Death Penalty&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>2007 07 12 2007 06 27 2007 07 12 In the last 35 years, beginning with its temporary moratorium on the death penalty, the Supreme Court has changed its view of capital punishment and done so more than once.</p> Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=25686&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Death Penalty&WT.rss_a=Polls Show Capital Punishment's Constant Constituency is an American Majority&WT.z_contenttype=PublicOpinion <p>For most of the nation's history, public religious displays were not controversial. But in recent decades, a growing number of citizens and civil liberties groups have sued towns, cities and states over religious symbols in the public sphere. The Pew Forum interviews Robert Tuttle for insight.</p> Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=25680&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Death Penalty&WT.rss_a=From the Ten Commandments to Christmas Trees: Public Religious Displays and the Courts&WT.z_contenttype=Summary Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx