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Religion & Culture
05.03.2012
Some Pray, Others Reason for the United States’ Well-Being
Today, across the country, Americans will observe the 61st Annual National Day of Prayer, which was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress. The first Thursday of May is reserved for this na…
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Religion & Culture
05.02.2012
Study Shows that Mormons Are the Fastest-Growing Religious Group in the U.S.
A new survey shows that mainline Protestants, the religious group that has dominated America’s religious terrain for most of the country’s existence, and Catholics, the largest single denomination…
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Politics & Elections
05.01.2012
Osama bin Laden’s Death: One Year Later
The one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden has prompted a fierce political skirmish about whether it is within the bounds of decency for President Obama to tout the terrorist mastermind’s death. Bu…
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Politics & Elections
05.01.2012
New AJC Survey Confirms Findings of PRRI’s Jewish Values Survey
A new survey of U.S. Jewish opinion from the American Jewish Committee echoes many of the findings from the 2012 Jewish Values Survey, including continuing strong Jewish support for President Obama. T…
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Politics & Elections
05.01.2012
New Resource: Religion & Politics
Today, the John C. Danforth Center at Washington University in St. Louis is launching Religion & Politics, a new online journal that focuses on the role religion plays in the civic and political l…
You’ve got to hand it to them: younger Millennials (age 18-24) are optimistic. Specifically, they’re optimistic about the economy and their own economic prospects in the long term, which may come…
A new study from Harvard University’s Institute of Politics shows Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by 12 points (41% vs. 29% respectively) among younger Millennials (age 18-24). This is gap is nearl…
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Economy
04.24.2012
Romney, Student Loans, and Republican Millennials
Mitt Romney undercut President Obama’s latest attempt to shore up support among young voters when he announced that he, too, supports an extension of student loan interest rates, which are set to do…
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Climate Change & Science
04.22.2012
How Religious Americans Think About The Environment, Natural Disasters, and More
Yesterday was Earth Day – what better excuse to meditate on religious (and non-religious) Americans’ varying perspectives on environmental issues? After all, nearly 6-in-10 (59%) of Americ…
A national survey of 2,000+ millennials conducted with Georgetown University reveals the challenges Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face in reaching young voters.
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