--- title: "Resources on the Federal Marriage Amendment" description: "The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has assembled a variety of resources on the Federal Marriage Amendment, including reports, event transcripts, polling data and news clips. Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources | Recent News | Other Resources Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources Poll Report: Less Opposition to Gay Marriage, […]" date: "2006-07-18" authors: - name: "Benjamin Wormald" url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2006/07/18/publicationpage-aspxid654/" categories: - "Religion & Social Values" - "Same-Sex Marriage" - "Same-Sex Marriage" - "Supreme Court" --- # Resources on the Federal Marriage Amendment *The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has assembled a variety of resources on the Federal Marriage Amendment, including reports, event transcripts, polling data and news clips.* [Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources](#pewforum) | [Recent News](#news) | [Other Resources](#resources) []**Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources** [Poll Report: Less Opposition to Gay Marriage, Adoption and Military Service](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2006/03/22/less-opposition-to-gay-marriage-adoption-and-military-service/) A poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press reports that public acceptance of homosexuality has increased in a number of ways in recent years, though it remains a deeply divisive issue. [Poll Report: Abortion and Rights of Terror Suspects Top Court Issues](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2005/08/03/abortion-and-rights-of-terror-suspects-top-court-issues/) A Forum poll in August 2005 showed, for the first time, a majority (53%) favors permitting gays and lesbians to enter into legal arrangements that would give them many of the same rights as married couples. [Poll Report: Religious Beliefs Underpin Opposition to Homosexuality](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2003/11/18/religious-beliefs-underpin-opposition-to-homosexuality/) A Forum poll in July 2003 found that religious belief is a major factor in attitudes towards homosexuals. [Publication: Sacred Vows, Public Purposes: Religion, the Marriage Movement and Marriage Policy](https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2002/05/marriagepolicy.pdf) A July 2002 publication features a report by W. Bradford Wilcox, with discussion from a Pew Forum event. [Event Transcript: The Ties That Divide](/events/?EventID=56) A conversation on gay marriage with Andrew Sullivan and Gerard Bradley. [50-State Rundown on Gay Marriage Laws](http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/50-state-rundown-on-gay-marriage-laws-85899387500) Stateline.org maintains a 50-state roundup of current law and proposals to change state marriage laws. []**News** [House Rejects Marriage Ban Amendment](/news/display.php?NewsID=10910) (AP, 7/18/06) [Gay Marriage Amendment Rejected by Senate](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060700929.html) (AP, 6/7/06) [Republicans Reignite Hot-Button Issues](/news/display.php?NewsID=10658) (Wall Street Journal, 6/6/06) [Debate Begins on Gay Marriage](/news/display.php?NewsID=10655) (Wash Post, 6/6/06) [Conservatives Watching Senate Debate on Gay Marriage](/news/display.php?NewsID=10648) (NY Times, 6/6/06) [Bush Backs Amendment on Marriage](/news/display.php?NewsID=10647) (Chicago Tribune, 6/6/06) [Op Ed: Gay Issue is Back, But Too Late For the Right?](/news/display.php?NewsID=10646) (Philadelphia Inquirer, 6/6/06) [New Plea for Gay-Wedding Ban](/news/display.php?NewsID=10645) (Knight Ridder, 6/6/06) [Marriage Debate Poses Risks for GOP](/news/display.php?NewsID=10654) (CQ, 6/5/06) [Same-Sex Marriage Foes Say Religious Liberty at Risk](/news/display.php?NewsID=10630) (Chicago Tribune, 6/5/06) [Bush Priority: Gay Marriage Ban](/news/display.php?NewsID=10631) (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6/5/06) [Bush Calls for an Amendment Banning Same-Sex Nuptials](/news/display.php?NewsID=10632) (NY Times, 6/4/06) [What's in a Name? For Gay Marriage Fight, Quite a Bit](/news/display.php?NewsID=10626) (Religion News Service, 6/2/06) [Bush to Back Gay Marriage Ban Amendment](/news/display.php?NewsID=10625) (AP, 6/2/06) [Gay Marriage Looms as 'Battle of Our Times'](/news/display.php?NewsID=10623) (Christian Science Monitor, 6/1/06) [Op Ed: Gay Marriage Amendment: Case Closed](/news/display.php?NewsID=10602) (National Journal, 5/28/06) [Stances Framed on Gay Unions](/news/display.php?NewsID=10597) (Akron Beacon Journal, 5/28/06) [Scholars Ponder Same-Sex Marriage Issues](/news/display.php?NewsID=10606) (AP, 5/28/06) [LDS to Push Marriage Amendment](/news/display.php?NewsID=10604) (Deseret Morning News, 5/27/06) [Op Ed: Gay-Marriage Ban a No-Win Deal for Bush](/news/display.php?NewsID=10569) (Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/22/06) [Even Deep in Dixie, Gays Sense Acceptance](/news/display.php?NewsID=10562) (AP, 5/21/06) [Senate Committee OK's Ban Against Gay Marriage](/news/display.php?NewsID=10544) (AP, 5/19/06) [Senate Committee OK's Ban Against Gay Marriage](/news/display.php?NewsID=10544) (AP, 5/19/06) [Religious Coalition Backs Amendment](/news/display.php?NewsID=10414) (Chicago Tribune, 4/28/06) [Religious Right Can't Find Same Page on Gay Marriage Ban](/news/display.php?NewsID=10419) (CQ, 4/24/06) [A Religious Push Against Gay Unions](/news/display.php?NewsID=10396) (NY Times, 4/24/06) [The Egg Roll (Again!) Becomes a Stage for Controversy](/news/display.php?NewsID=10329) (NY Times, 4/10/06) [Washington Gay Marriage Ruling Looms](http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/gay-marriage-decisions-ripe-in-calif-conn-85899387497) (Stateline.org, 3/30/06) [Job Benefits for Gay Partners Targeted](http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/job-benefits-for-gay-partners-targeted-85899390212) (Stateline.org, 3/10/06) **From Advocacy Groups** [Alliance for Marriage](http://www.allianceformarriage.org/site/PageServer?pagename=mac_FederalMarriageAmendment) [American Enterprise Institute](http://www.aei.org/include/news_print.asp?newsID=20867) [Concerned Women for America: Culture and Family Institute](http://www.cultureandfamily.org/cfi/) [Human Rights Campaign](http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Press_Room&CONTENTID=20812&TEMPLATE=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm) [Log Cabin Republicans](http://www.logcabin.org/logcabin/the_truth_about_FMA.html) [National Gay and Lesbian Task Force](http://www.thetaskforce.org/) [U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops](http://old.usccb.org/comm/archives/2004/04-128.htm) [Family Research Council](http://www.frc.org/advanced-search) [Lambda Legal](http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html) [National Organization for Women](http://www.now.org/lists/now-action-list/msg00249.html) []**Other Resources** [Marriage Protection Amendment (S.J. Res 1)](https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/109/sjres1) [Religion Link: A Guide to Covering Same-Sex Marriage](http://www.religionlink.org/tip_051017.php) [National Conference of State Legislatures Same-Sex Marriage Issue Page and Timeline](http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cyf/samesex.htm) [Key Vote Analysis](http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/109/senate/2/votes/163/) (Wash Post, 6/7/06)