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In his speech at the annual National Prayer Breakfast yesterday morning, President Obama added a controversial twist to his recent emphasis on economic fairness: he added a religious imperative. “I…

One thing’s for sure: however uncomfortable white evangelical Protestants may be with Mitt Romney’s Mormonism, their reservations doesn’t seem to be stopping Republicans voters from believing th…

The media aftershock from Mitt Romney’s offhand remark that he does not care about the “very poor” is still humming through the blogosphere, drawing criticism from liberal and conser…

Religious voters agree on the importance of jobs and unemployment, but disagree on the importance of the growing gap between the rich and the poor, PRRI finds.

Five religious groups favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally, compared to three groups who are opposed.

In his State of the Union address, one of the last opportunities for President Barack Obama to address a large segment of the American public before they go to the polls in November, Obama dedicated a…

In last night’s Republican debate, tensions were running high between the two front-runners, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, as Romney adopted a more pugnacious style. Romney shifted his focus away f…

Last fall, as President Obama sought to raise taxes on wealthy Americans in order to reduce the nation’s deficit, many of his critics accused him of engaging in class warfare. A new survey from Pew…

With only a week to go until the South Carolina primary, a group of 150 conservative evangelical Christian leaders are gathering today and tomorrow at a ranch in Texas to decide whether they will endo…

A new survey from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life investigates how Mormons feel about American society and their place within it amidst increased scrutiny as the result of two Mormon cont…