2013-01-10T12:22:29-07:00

Last updated on: January 10, 2013 at 12:22 pm   By

As the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade approaches, is it time to move past the "pro-choice" and "pro-life" labels? Read more

2013-01-10T05:00:08-07:00

Last updated on: January 10, 2013 at 5:00 am   By

Does being religiously unaffiliated lead to mental health issues? For more on the diversity of religiously unaffiliated people's beliefs, see our recent survey. Read more

2013-01-09T12:24:35-07:00

Last updated on: January 9, 2013 at 12:24 pm   By

Vice President Joe Biden will discuss gun control with the National Rifle Association later this week. Americans' perspectives on the influential gun lobby are mixed. Read more

2013-01-09T05:00:04-07:00

Last updated on: January 9, 2013 at 5:00 am   By

A California marijuana dispensary owner received 10 years in prison from a federal court earlier this week, starkly illustrating the tension between state and federal authority on the drug's legal status. A slim majority (52%) of Americans oppose the l... Read more

2013-01-08T09:23:48-07:00

Last updated on: January 8, 2013 at 9:23 am   By

Two years to the day after former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat from Arizona, was shot in the head while meeting with constituents in a Tucson parking lot, Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, announced they're organizing a new gun control campa... Read more

2013-01-08T05:00:43-07:00

Last updated on: January 8, 2013 at 5:00 am   By

Chalk this one up as a victory for religious pluralism: last night, the flagship school from the most Protestant state played one of the country's preeminent Catholic universities for the BCS championship. Read more

2013-01-07T05:00:18-07:00

Last updated on: January 7, 2013 at 5:00 am   By

According to reports, 10 members of the 113th Congress either identify as religiously unaffiliated or do not specify a religious affiliation. This may not seem like a large number (and it's not, given the number of Americans who are unaffiliated), but ... Read more

2013-01-04T05:00:43-07:00

Last updated on: January 4, 2013 at 5:00 am   By

As some predicted, media discussion about gun control took a sharp dip during the holidays, and has now petered out to a pre-Newtown level. A majority of Americans favor stricter gun control laws, but a policy change may require renewed attention from ... Read more

2013-01-03T05:00:54-07:00

Last updated on: January 3, 2013 at 5:00 am   By

According to a new report from the Guttmacher Institute, abortion remained a controversial issue, with 43 new laws in 19 states restricting access to abortion services. A majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal, but their views about its... Read more

2013-01-02T08:24:32-07:00

Last updated on: January 2, 2013 at 8:24 am   By

As we look forward to the new year, there are many lessons to be gleaned from 2012's most important moments in religion and politics. At the CNN Belief Blog, PRRI CEO Dr. Robert P. Jones and Research Director Daniel Cox outline the ten biggest shifts i... Read more

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