Public Religion
A new study conducted by researchers at the Brookings Institution and the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center reveals that Romney’s proposed budget would raise taxes for 95% of Americans – while reducing the tax burden for the top 5%. Read more
A new study conducted by researchers at the Brookings Institution and the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center reveals that Romney’s proposed budget would raise taxes for 95% of Americans – while reducing the tax burden for the top 5%. Read more
A group of black pastors are calling on black Americans to rethink their overwhelming support of Barack Obama, because of his recent endorsement of same-sex marriage. Read more
A new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll reveals that 7-in-10 Americans say that "morals and principles" keep them from behaving badly - compared to fewer than 1-in-5 who said the same of "religion." Read more
A federal court ruled that a Catholic-owned company in Colorado does not have to follow the Obama administration's new policy on no-cost contraception. A majority (53%) of Americans believe that privately owned small businesses should provide birth con... Read more
Scientific studies are providing evidence that religiosity can be linked to benevolent behavior. With recent polls showing that college-age Millennials are increasingly religiously unaffiliated, will the thought of a watching deity continue to be enoug... Read more
Disturbingly, racist hate speech against Barack Obama seems to be spreading on Facebook. Over at the blog, PRRI Affiliated Scholar Paul Djupe analyzes which demographic groups believe that "[Obama] doesn't understand the problems of white Americans." Read more
What are Mitt Romney's surrogates really trying to convey when they reference Romney's "Anglo-Saxon heritage"? Read more
many Muslim athletes are facing a tough choice once the Games begin. Because it is the month of Ramadan, Muslims are required to fast during the day, but many athletes would kiss their chances of winning goodbye if they abstained from food or water. Al... Read more
In light of the recent controversy surrounding Chick-fil-A's stance on same-sex marriage, how does the American public feel about this public policy issue? Recent surveys show a religious divide. Read more
How do you feel about microtargeting, the process which allows political campaigns to create online ads made exactly for you? A new survey released by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania shows that 86% of respondent... Read more
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