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Immigration
03.09.2012
Faith on the Move
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life just released a new report, Faith on the Move, that examines the religious affiliation of international migrants, who are defined as someone who has been living…
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Politics & Elections
03.02.2012
Are Moderate Republicans Losing Their Voice?
For Republican Senator Olympia Snowe, who unexpectedly announced that she would not be running for re-election in 2012, the recent debate over contraception coverage may have been the straw that broke…
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Religion & Culture
03.01.2012
Number of U.S. Mosques Doubled in the Past Decade
There has been no shortage of controversy about Muslims’ place in American society over the past ten years – and yet, according to a new report, the number and size of Muslim religious bodies is g…
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Politics & Elections
02.29.2012
Breaking Down Mitt Romney’s Michigan Win
Mitt Romney eked out a narrow victory in Michigan, retaining his grip on front-runner status (at least until Super Tuesday). His win in Arizona was much more decisive. The exit polls in both states sh…
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Politics & Elections
02.27.2012
Santorum Misses the Mark on Famous Kennedy Speech
Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum had some harsh words for president John F. Kennedy’s now famous address, declaring that the 1960 speech to a group of ministers in Houston on the role of religion…
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Abortion & Reproductive Health
02.27.2012
Romney’s Losing Female Voters, But Not Just to Obama
In the wake of the debate over the White House’s contraception mandate, are women turning away from Mitt Romney and looking toward Obama? Not necessarily. Ever since culture wars issues like abortio…
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Climate Change & Science
02.21.2012
Santorum’s Climate Change Theology Doesn’t Align With Other Catholics
With a week left until the Michigan primary, Rick Santorum is neck-and-neck with Mitt Romney, in a state that will test Santorum’s ability to connect with blue-collar voters. Perhaps in an attempt t…
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Religion & Culture
02.13.2012
Religious Convictions Don’t Always Conflict With Belief in Evolution
Yesterday, thousands of people marked the 203rd anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, celebrating “Darwin Day” in a wide variety of ways. The International Darwin Day Foundation declares that t…
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Economy
02.13.2012
Young Adults Are Moving Home, But Staying Hopeful
Yet more proof that the world can change a lot in 20 years: in 1993, 80% of parents with young children said that children should be financially independent from their parents by the age of 22. Now, a…
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Abortion & Reproductive Health
02.09.2012
Understanding the Nuances of Catholics’ Perspectives on the Contraception Mandate
PRRI’s February Religion & Politics Tracking Survey has been in the news quite a bit recently, given the ongoing controversy around whether religiously affiliated hospitals, colleges and soc…
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