Resources for Journalists

• Understanding Religious Voting - Polling and other Data
• Faith-based Voter Guides
• Scripture - Search or Browse the Bible and Quran

	"Belief and the Ballot Box - Religion Affects Politics in Subtler Way Than You May Think" John Green, the leading expert on religious voting patterns in the US, shows in this Economist article why the picture is much more complex than most people realise. Read Article
	Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life The Pew Forum does some of the best and most consistent research on faith and values in America, much of which can be found here.
	Anne Greenberg, of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research has been running some of the most comprehensive polling on religion and politics, available here, or go directly to their latest "America's Evangelicals" survey results.
	American Religion Data Archive (ARDA) The ARDA collection includes data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations).
	Religion Newswriters Association and its Foundation The Religion Newswriters Association creates resources for journalists who cover religion in the secular media.

	Catholic - "Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility" "The Christian faith is an integral unity, and thus it is incoherent to isolate some particular element to the detriment of the whole of Catholic doctrine" A voter guide from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Download the Brochure
	Catholic - "2004 Catholic Voter Guides" A quiz allowing people to compare their political positions with those of the Presidential candidates and the US Bishops. The resource aims to highlighting the richness of Church teaching on matters of political importance. Check out the Quiz and Site
	Christian - "Christian Principals in an Election Year" "Our religious tradition admonishes us not to bear false witness...and to love our enemies" A voter guide from the National Council of Churches. Download the Brochure
	Christian - "Isaiah Platform: Making Overcoming Poverty a Religious and Electoral Issue" "In an election year, people of faith are called to see our political responsibilities in light of our religious faith and our deepest held values. One of the most central biblical imperatives compels us to uplift those living in poverty." Part of "Call to Renewal's" ongoing campaign to raise the profile of poverty as a core moral and political issue. Read More
	Interfaith - "One Nation, Many Faiths - Vote 2004" "What role should and does your religious faith and values play in creating public policy?" Questions for candidates from the Interfaith Alliance focused on the proper role of religion in American politics. See the Questions

• The Bible - various, easy to search or browse, translations here
• The Quran - various translations, as well as the original arabic, which you can search or browse