Gallup conducts a “values and beliefs” survey each May. Read about the 2012 results, which included a finding that 50 percent of Americans favor making same-sex marriage legal.

See a survey released March 20, 2013, by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press on Americans’ attitudes on same-sex marriage. The survey included questions on whether same-sex marriage violates religious beliefs.

PollingReport.com posts recent polls on same-sex marriage. Newest ones are at the top.

Jewish Women International advocates for the rights of women and children, including victims of abuse, in the Jewish community. It has offices and chapters around the United States and convenes the National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence in the Jewish Community. The media contact is Deborah Rosenbloom, JWI chief program officer.

The website ReligiousTolerance.org explores the diversity of beliefs about human sexuality among faith groups and the unaffiliated.

The United Methodist Church web page on human sexuality.

The Ethics & Religious Liberty page for Abstinence information. Supported by the Southern Baptist Convention.

The New York Times posts news about same-sex marriage and related matters on a Times Topics page.

A March 2012 Stateline.org article detailed the key role business leaders are playing in the debate.