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    Turkey and Its (Many) Discontents

    by Brian J. Grim, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, and Richard Wike, Pew Global Attitudes Project Earlier this month, Turkey threatened to curtail U.S. military access to Turkish bases and recalled its ambassador from Washington for consultations. These actions came in response to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee’s approval of a resolution […]

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    The Talk Hosts Get Personal

    Three of the top-10 topics on the cable and radio talk shows last week directly involved the hosts themselves. They included an argument over the SCHIP health care program, the debate over U.S. policy in Iraq, and the strange case of Randi Rhodes.

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    Secular Americans

    Only about one-in-eight Americans describe themselves as atheist, agnostic or unaffiliated with a religious tradition, though the number has risen from the 8% who said so in 1987.

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    Awaiting the Judgment Day

    Eight-in-ten adult Americans agree with the statement that “we will all be called before God at the Judgment Day to answer for our sins.”

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    Think Government Serves the Public Interest

    That’s the minority share of the American public that now agrees with the view that “the government is really run for the benefit of all the people,” down from the 55% who said so five years ago.

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    Online Games

    Ed Castronova offers insights into the rise of virtual identities through online games and raises questions about the future of interpersonal communication.

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    Parent and Teen Internet Use

    Parents view the internet less favorably than in 2004, yet are still engaged with their children’s media consumption. Teens are more likely than their parents to say tech devices are helpful.