Thomas Edsall's latest op-ed for The New York Times cites Public Religion Research Institute's September 2012 study, "Beyond Guns and God: Understanding the Complexities of the White Working Class in America," in an exploration of how Democrats can win... Read more
Last Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, conservative activist and chair of the Faith and Freedom Coalition Ralph Reed said Millennials (Americans ages 18 to 33) are "more pro-life than Baby Boomers and older Americans." Political columnist Ron Fournier ... Read more
Hispanic Americans are a becoming a crucial demographic for both political parties. However, in recent elections, Hispanics have strongly preferred Democratic candidates. Juhem Navarro-Rivera identifies a significant problem facing the Republican party... Read more
On its home page, The Atlantic features a piece by PRRI CEO Dr. Robert P. Jones, "The South’s Stunning Embrace of Gay Marriage," which explores the growth in support for same-sex marriage in Dixieland. In the South overall, support for same-sex marri... Read more
Today's Buzz covers the morality-legality gap in views about pornography, the state of unemployment in America, and religious liberty in the workplace. Read more
This morning, The Atlantic featured a piece by PRRI's CEO Dr. Robert P. Jones, The South's Stunning Embrace of Gay Marriage. Amid "the remarkable bevy of judicial decisions overturning bans on same-sex marriage in southern states such as Virginia, Kent... Read more
On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, despite yet another snowy day in Washington DC, PRRI released its newest survey, A Shifting Landscape: A Decade of Change in American Attitudes about Same-sex Marriage and LGBT Issues, at the Kaiser Family Foundation. W... Read more
Today's Buzz covers a new same-sex marriage case in Wyoming, public opinion on the issue of job protections for LGBT workers, and how many Americans believe AIDS might be God's punishment for immoral sexual behavior. Read more
The U.S. Senate's passage last year of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill to ban workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, brought national attention to the issue of job protections for lesbian, ... Read more
Graphic of the Week examines Southern attitudes about same-sex marriage, including the morality of same-gender sexual relations, generational breaks, and its compatibility with religious beliefs. Read more
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