Most Jewish voters were drawn to the polls last November by economic justice concerns, rather than issues related to Israel, according to a new poll from Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring. In our Jewish Values Survey last spring, we found that only 4% of A... Read more
Just before President Obama announces his new gun control policy proposals, including an assault weapons ban and better background checks for gun buyers, Dr. Robert P. Jones illuminates the religious divide on gun control in a column for "Figuring Fait... Read more
Just before President Obama announces his new gun control policy proposals, including an assault weapons ban and better background checks for gun buyers, Dr. Robert P. Jones illuminates the religious divide on gun control in a column for "Figuring Fait... Read more
A new academic paper places the blame for political inaction on climate change on environmental groups, saying that they underestimated conservative opposition and the rise of the Tea Party. Read more
A new coalition of evangelical leaders are launching a new campaign to encourage their followers to support immigration reform. Read more
Congress isn't just divided by partisanship, as an excellent graphic from the National Journal shows. Read more
Media portrayals of the religiously unaffiliated – most recently, a series for NPR’s Morning Edition – are helping to illuminate the depth and complexity of the unaffiliated, although the story is somewhat more complicated than some initial analy... Read more
Last week, Vice President Joe Biden met with faith leaders to discuss strategies for reducing gun violence. However, as Dr. Robert P. Jones points out in a segment for CNN, there are religious groups on both sides of this issue. While majorities of Cat... Read more
The Obama administration responded to 25,000 Star Wars fans petitioning for the construction of a Death Star, making some compelling arguments about why this may not be the best use of federal funds. Read more
Are young evangelicals sick of being culture warriors? In our recent survey, younger white evangelical Protestant Millennials were considerably less likely than their peers to favor same-sex marriage or abortion. Read more
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