Late last week, around the time when the Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases related to same-sex marriage, the LDS Church launched a new website aimed at "cultivating respect and understanding" toward gay and lesbian people, although it continued to... Read more
At the Washington Post, Georgetown professor Dan Hopkins argues that the auto bailout didn't decide the election. Roughly 6-in-10 voters nationally (59%), in Ohio (59%), and in battleground states (61%), agree that the government should have acted to h... Read more
Who’s paying too much, too little, or the right amount in taxes? In this week’s graphic, a whimsical take on this “Goldilocks problem.” Read more
Mexico's Supreme Court struck down a law in the southern state of Oaxaca that bans same-sex marriage, paving the way for couples to marry in Oaxaca and, potentially, in the rest of Mexico. Read more
Issues like legal marijuana and same-sex marriage are, unsurprisingly, much more popular among younger Americans than among older generations. Learn more about Millennials' perspectives on a wide range of policy issues in our recent report. Read more
In a rare public statement, former president George W. Bush called for an immigration debate shaped by "benevolent spirit." Read more
In a rare public statement, former president George W. Bush called for an immigration debate shaped by "benevolent spirit." Read more
Say what you will about Pat Robertson, he's hard to predict. Last week, Robertson challenged creationism on his Christian Broadcast Network TV show, declaring, "If you fight science, you are going to lose your children, and I believe in telling them th... Read more
In this week's column for Figuring Faith, Dr. Robert P. Jones outlines why politicians should move past ideological logjams as they seek to find a solution to the impending fiscal cliff. Read more
After successes with several state ballot initiatives, gay rights activists are looking for new kinds of faith outreach. As our research shows, religious Americans are on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate. Read more
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