The Morning Buzz | Walmart to Offer Benefits to Employees’ Same-Sex Domestic Partners

Last updated on: August 29, 2013 at 5:00 am By MacKenzie Babb

Welcome to the Morning Buzz, PRRI’s morning dose of religion-related news with a shot of data – because what doesn’t liven up a morning round-up like some public opinion numbers? Still wondering what Miley Cyrus was doing on stage at ... Read more

Manning’s Transition Spurs Conversation about Transgender Issues

Last updated on: August 28, 2013 at 10:38 am By Emily Fetsch

Last week, after Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for charges including violations of the Espionage Act, Manning released a statement identifying himself as Chelsea and indicating a desire to transition from male to female.... Read more

The Morning Buzz | North Carolina Passes Anti-Shariah Law

Last updated on: August 28, 2013 at 8:39 am By MacKenzie Babb

Welcome to the Morning Buzz, PRRI’s morning dose of religion-related news with a shot of data – because what doesn’t liven up a morning round-up like some public opinion numbers? Tired of feeling the pitter-patter of tiny feet kicking... Read more

Social Equality, A Jewish Tradition

Last updated on: August 28, 2013 at 7:10 am By Emily Fetsch

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, an event drawing people of different races, geographies, economic backgrounds, and religions together to support racial equality. One group that played a large and often overlooked role was t... Read more

The Morning Buzz | Obama’s Cabinet Needs More Women, Critics Say

Last updated on: August 27, 2013 at 5:00 am By MacKenzie Babb

Welcome to the Morning Buzz, PRRI’s morning dose of religion-related news with a shot of data – because what doesn’t liven up a morning round-up like some public opinion numbers? Millennials hate Washington but love to serve. What wil... Read more

Our Corner | Is King’s Dream Still Alive?

Last updated on: August 26, 2013 at 11:05 am By MacKenzie Babb

In my latest for Figuring Faith, my blog at the Washington Post, I explore race relations in America 50 years following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington: As King looked out on the cro... Read more

The Morning Buzz I Thousands Commemorate 50th Anniversary of March on Washington

Last updated on: August 26, 2013 at 5:00 am By MacKenzie Babb

Welcome to the Morning Buzz, PRRI’s morning dose of religion-related news with a shot of data – because what doesn’t liven up a morning round-up like some public opinion numbers? Ever wonder why strawberries pair well with white wine,... Read more

The Morning Buzz | New Mexico Clerk Issues Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples as State Courts Decide Issue

Last updated on: August 23, 2013 at 5:00 am By MacKenzie Babb

Welcome to the Morning Buzz, PRRI’s morning dose of religion-related news with a shot of data – because what doesn’t liven up a morning round-up like some public opinion numbers? You might want to swap out that tuna sandwich for somet... Read more

Who’s Been Left Out of King’s Dream?

Last updated on: August 22, 2013 at 3:19 pm By MacKenzie Babb

It’s been nearly half a century since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared his hope for a future in which the “manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination” would no longer bind black Americans, for a day when the United States would “... Read more

The Morning Buzz | Republicans Nostalgic for the 1950s, Democrats Miss the 1990s

Last updated on: August 22, 2013 at 5:00 am By MacKenzie Babb

Welcome to the Morning Buzz, PRRI’s morning dose of religion-related news with a shot of data – because what doesn’t liven up a morning round-up like some public opinion numbers? London is looking to outdo New York’s one-up with... Read more