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Law & Criminal Justice
04.12.2012
New Tennessee Law Allows Teachers to Introduce Creationism in the Classroom
The evolution debate has returned to Tennessee. Almost 90 years after the famous Scopes Trial, a Tennessee bill that encourages students to question evolution will become law. The bill will go into ef…
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Politics & Elections
04.05.2012
Why Young Women’s Votes Will Matter in 2012
Since the controversial contraception mandate exploded into a front-page story earlier this year, female voters’ voting preferences have become the subject of much debate. But, as the Pew Research C…
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Politics & Elections
04.03.2012
Chosen for What? Jewish Values in 2012
Jewish values—particularly a commitment to justice and social equality—strongly inform political beliefs and behaviors, a large national survey finds.
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Politics & Elections
04.03.2012
New Survey: Jewish Values in 2012
If you haven’t already seen it, check out the 2012 Jewish Values Survey, a new national of survey 1,004 Jewish Americans – the first of its kind conducted by a non-Jewish research organiza…
  by Michela Corcorran, PRRI intern Atheists, agnostics, and secular humanists alike gathered on the National Mall last weekend to celebrate secular values, and protest the influence of religion…
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Politics & Elections
03.26.2012
Exploring Religious Americans’ Divided Opinions on Obamacare
This week, the Supreme Court will be the focus of intense scrutiny as oral arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (or “Obamacare,” as even the Obama campaign now calls it…
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Politics & Elections
03.22.2012
Are Politicians Talking too Much about Religion?
According to a new Pew Research Center survey, 38% of Americans believe that there is too much expression of religious faith and prayer from political leaders, compared to 30% who say there has been…
Survey Report
Abortion & Reproductive Health
03.15.2012
Majority of Americans Do Not Believe Religious Liberty is Under Attack
A majority of Americans do not believe that the right of religious liberty is being threatened in America today, finds a PRRI/RNS survey.
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Abortion & Reproductive Health
03.15.2012
New PRRI/RNS Poll: Religious Liberty and the Contraception Mandate Debate
In our February Religion & Politics Tracking Survey, we found that a majority (55%) of Americans agree that employers should be required to provide their employees with health care plans that co…
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Abortion & Reproductive Health
03.14.2012
PRRI Survey used by PolitiFact to Check Political Leader
As the contraception debate rages on, political and religious leaders are relying on surveys to support claims about where the public is on the issue. PRRI’s February Religion and Politics Track…
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