Conflicts continue over nativity scenes on public property
Most Americans favor allowing religious displays like nativity scenes to be placed on government property.
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Most Americans favor allowing religious displays like nativity scenes to be placed on government property.
This week marks Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lights. In the U.S., seven-in-ten Indian Americans say they celebrate the holiday.
More Americans search for “church” around Easter than at any other time, with the Christmas season usually ranking second, according to Google Trends data.
One-in-five adults who don’t have kids that believe in Santa still plan on a visit from Santa this year.
Most U.S. adults believe Jesus was born of a virgin, including one-third of Americans with no specific religious affiliation.
When asked about how stores should greet their customers over the holidays, 42% of Americans prefer “Merry Christmas,” 12% prefer “Happy Holidays” and 46% say it doesn’t matter.
Fully 87% of Americans are not at all bothered by Christmas music in stores and public places.
May a locality that allows one religious group to erect a monument in a city park deny that privilege to another religious sect? On Nov. 12, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Pleasant Grove City v. Summum.
Nearly a half-century after the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling striking down school-sponsored prayer, Americans continue to fight over the place of religion in public schools. Indeed, the classroom has become one of the most important battlegrounds in the broader conflict over religion’s role in public life.
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