Three-in-ten or more Democrats and Republicans don’t agree with their party on abortion
When it comes to abortion, members of Congress are starkly divided by party. Yet the partisan divide among Americans themselves is less stark.
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When it comes to abortion, members of Congress are starkly divided by party. Yet the partisan divide among Americans themselves is less stark.
In some countries – particularly in a segment of West and Central Africa – polygamy is frequently legal and widespread.
About nine-in-ten Americans say conflicts between Democrats and Republicans are strong or very strong; 71% say these conflicts are very strong.
President Trump has called himself a defender of religious liberty. But how do Americans see his administration’s effect on religious groups?
Americans agree that religion’s role in public life is ebbing. But while Republicans largely lament the trend, Democrats are split in their reactions.
Christians are more likely than religiously unaffiliated Americans to see the Supreme Court favorably (69% vs. 51%).
Southern Baptists are the largest evangelical Protestant group in the United States. Yet the total number of Southern Baptists is falling.
The church is one of the few major mainline Protestant denominations in the country that currently does not sanction same-sex marriage.
On a number of issues, Catholic partisans often express opinions more in line with their political parties’ positions than with their church’s teachings.
As Pope Francis approaches the fifth anniversary of his papacy, read six facts about how American Catholics view the pope.
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