Americans skeptical about religious objections to COVID-19 vaccines, but oppose employer mandates
Most U.S. adults do not believe that requests for religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine are sincere.
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Most U.S. adults do not believe that requests for religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine are sincere.
As the drive to inoculate more people continues, here are 10 facts about Americans and COVID-19 vaccines.
Republican and Democratic parents differ widely over what their children should learn at school about gender identity, slavery and other topics, but they are equally satisfied with the quality of education their children are receiving.
67% of U.S. Catholics say Joe Biden should be allowed to receive Communion during Mass, while 29% say he should not be allowed to do this.
Here’s a closer look at public opinion on the death penalty, as well as key facts about the nation’s use of capital punishment.
Roughly two-thirds of atheists (65%) and six-in-ten agnostics (57%) either “strongly” or “somewhat” oppose the death penalty.
U.S. adults who are affiliated with a religion are less likely than religiously unaffiliated adults to support broadly legal marijuana.
About one-fifth of those Americans who have experienced online harassment say they believe they were targeted because of their religion.
Although Catholicism has long been one of the largest U.S. religious groups, John F. Kennedy and Joe Biden are the only Catholic presidents.
Like U.S. adults overall, the majority of U.S. Catholics say abortion should be legal – at least in some cases.
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