Key takeaways from our new report about church taxes in Western Europe
Sizable majorities of adults in six European countries with a mandatory tax say they pay it and few say they are likely to opt out.
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Sizable majorities of adults in six European countries with a mandatory tax say they pay it and few say they are likely to opt out.
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Demographer Conrad Hackett explains how he and his team put together our major new report and why it differs from past efforts to predict religious change.
The Obama administration has issued its final regulations governing how the Affordable Care Act’s mandate to provide contraception coverage applies to religiously affiliated nonprofits and businesses. But the announcement has done little to quell the objections of some religious groups. As the debate over the mandate continues, here are five questions and answers about the controversy.
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