U.S. Catholics divided by party on whether Biden should be denied Communion over his abortion stance
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.
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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.
Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.
More than a third of the states that allow executions haven’t carried one out in at least 10 years or, in some cases, much longer.
Just five states – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas – accounted for all 20 executions in the U.S. in 2016.
While most Americans continue to favor the death penalty for murder convictions, far fewer people are receiving death sentences than in years past.
Oklahoma’s botched execution of Clayton Lockett has renewed debate about how, and whether, the U.S. should impose the death penalty.
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