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by Jaweed Kaleem<\/a>
Huffington Post<\/p>\n

With heated nation-wide arguments in recent years over issues ranging from same-sex marriage<\/a> to abortion rights<\/a>, it\u2019s no secret that religious organizations play a significant role in influencing the nation\u2019s policies.
Now, a new study shows just how big and expansive the \u201creligious lobby\u201d has become.
According to a study released Monday by the Pew Research Center\u2019s Forum on Religion & Public Life<\/a>, religious lobbying and religion-related advocacy organizations have grown fivefold, from less than 40 in 1970 to more than 200 today. The organizations, which range from the influential United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to smaller Hindu and Sikh organizations, together spend $390 million per year advocating on about 300 domestic and international issues, from bioethics and moral issues to economic and poverty concerns.<\/p>\n