Coverage of the debate over marriage equality has tended to frame the issue in starkly religious terms--pious believers are opposed to granting same-sex couples legal parity with heterosexuals, while supporters of LGBT marriage rights tend to be irreligious. But the facts on the ground belie this simplistic way of telling the story. Recent surveys from Pew and other organizations point the way for journalists who want to deepen and enrich their reporting on a cultural flash-point that promises to get hotter as the general election draws near. Read Nicole Neroulias' blog here.

Nicole Neroulias is an award-winning religion reporter and Seattle-based correspondent for Reuters. A graduate of Cornell University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, she has previously written for the New York Times, Religion News Service and other media outlets. Follow her on Twitter: @BeliefBeat.