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    Conference Call: Mormons in America

    In a conference call with journalists, Pew Forum staff members discussed the findings of a new Pew Forum Survey, Mormons in America: Certain in Their Beliefs, Uncertain of Their Place in Society. The survey examines Mormons’ religious beliefs and practices, political ideology, and attitudes toward their faith, family life, the media and society. https://soundcloud.com/pew-research-center/mormons-in-america-conference

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    Video: American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us

    The Pew Forum held a press luncheon with political science professors David Campbell and John Green on the topic of how religion both divides and unites Americans. http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnnewsplayer/cbnPlayer.swf?aid=20044 Read the full transcript >>

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    Muslim Population of Indonesia

    President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Indonesia Nov. 9-10 as part of a 10-day trip to Asia. A new Pew Forum graphic shows that Indonesia is the country with the world’s largest Muslim population (205 million).

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    Trends in Voting Intentions

    This interactive graphic summarizes the voting intentions of major religious groups, drawing on data from the latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press among respondents reached on landlines and cell phones. Users can toggle between results among registered voters (from Pew Research Center surveys conducted between August 2009 and […]

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    Database: Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa

    A 19-country survey by the Pew Forum reveals that the vast majority of people in many sub-Saharan African nations are deeply committed to Christianity or Islam, and yet many continue to practice elements of traditional African religions.

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    Sub-Saharan Africa Religion Database

    This interactive database allows users to explore public opinion in 19 sub-Saharan African nations on topics ranging from religious beliefs and practices to views on religious extremism and morality. The findings come from more than 25,000 face-to-face interviews in more than 60 languages or dialects in 19 countries, representing 75% of the total population of […]

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    Teen and Young Adult Internet Use

    A new Pew Internet Project report reveals that 93% of teens ages 12‐17 go online, as do 93% of young adults ages 18‐29. Three quarters (74%) of all adults ages 18 and older go online. Over the past ten years, teens and young adults have been consistently the two groups most likely to go online, even as the internet population has grown and even with documented larger increases in certain age cohorts (e.g. adults 65 and older).

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    State Policies on Same-Sex Marriage

    On Nov. 18, 2003, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage following a ruling by the state’s highest court. In the years since the Massachusetts decision, five additional states have legalized gay marriage, and 29 states have amended their constitutions to ban gay marriage.