A new survey finds that there has been virtually no change in Americans’ impressions of the Mormon faith over the past four years. Meanwhile, about half of all voters, and 60% of evangelical Republicans, know that Mitt Romney is a Mormon. Romney’s religion has implications for his nomination run but not for the general election […]
Nearly six-in-ten Americans (58%) say that having the freedom to pursue life's goals without state interference is more important than the state ensuring that nobody is in need. About a third (35%) of Americans say it is more important that the state ensure nobody is in need. Western Europeans hold the opposite view.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee spent $87,899,089 on advocacy in 2008 -- significantly more than any of the other 212 religion-related organizations who have partaken in advocacy efforts in the nation's capitol.
More than half (53%) of white Evangelical Protestants say the Mormon religion is not a Christian faith. This belief among evangelicals could have implications for Mitt Romney in the contest for the GOP nomination, although it would not likely be a factor in a general election.
While a majority of Americans (56%) believe that the U.S. has mostly succeeded in achieving its goals in Iraq, the public is divided when asked if the use of military force was the correct decision; 48% say it was the right decision and 46% say it was the wrong decision.
The number of organizations engaged in religious lobbying or religion-related advocacy in Washington, D.C., has increased roughly fivefold in the past four decades, from fewer than 40 in 1970 to more than 200 today.
Washington, D.C. — A new national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life finds that white evangelical Protestants — a key element of the GOP electoral base — are more inclined than the public as a whole to view Mormonism as […]
A new survey finds that there has been virtually no change in Americans' impressions of the Mormon faith over the past four years. Meanwhile, about half of all voters, and 60% of evangelical Republicans, know that Mitt Romney is a Mormon. Romney’s religion has implications for his nomination run but not for the general election should he be nominated as his party’s standard bearer.
Overview Few Americans (17%) paid very close attention to news about the congressional “super committee” last week as the panel approached its deadline to agree on a plan to cut federal spending and reduce the national deficit. Another 24% say they followed news about the super committee fairly closely. Most (58%) followed news about the […]