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    Broad Support for Fundamental Democratic Principles

    Broad Support for Fundamental Democratic Principles Very important that __ in our country Country People can practice religion freely Women have same rights as men Honest elections held regularly w/ choice of at least two parties People can say what they want w/o censorship Media can report news w/o censorship People can use the internet […]

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    Strong Role of Religion in Views About Evolution and Perceptions of Scientific Consensus

    There have long been religious divides over the theory of evolution through natural selection.[3. numoffset=”3″ See Pew Research Center’s 2009 report, “Darwin and His Theory of Evolution.”] The Pew Research Center survey shows wide differences among religious groups when it comes to beliefs about evolution, consistent with past surveys on this topic. Overall, 65% of U.S. […]

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    Strong Role of Religion in Views About Evolution and Perceptions of Scientific Consensus

    There have long been religious divides over the theory of evolution through natural selection.[3. numoffset=”3″ See Pew Research Center’s 2009 report, “Darwin and His Theory of Evolution.”] The Pew Research Center survey shows wide differences among religious groups when it comes to beliefs about evolution, consistent with past surveys on this topic. Overall, 65% of U.S. […]

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    10 facts about religion in America

    It’s a fascinating time for conversations about faith in the United States, with Pope Francis set to visit, a presidential election on the horizon and major trends reshaping the country’s religious landscape.

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    Methodology

    This report consists of two distinct research elements, with separate methodologies: a representative survey of U.S. adults conducted through Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel and a content study of comments posted on the social forum reddit.com. Reddit, whose slogan proclaims it to be the “front page of the Internet,” is part social network, part […]

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    Chapter 1: Exploring Catholic Identity

    Connections to Catholicism run broad and deep in American society. One-in-five U.S. adults identify Catholicism as their religion. In addition, about one-in-ten are cultural Catholics – people who have a religion other than Catholicism, or no religion, but nevertheless think of themselves as Catholic or partially Catholic in other ways. A similar share of U.S. […]

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    9. The peace process, settlements and U.S. support

    Jews in Israel are divided on whether it is possible for an independent Palestinian state and Israel to coexist peacefully with each other. Roughly four-in-ten Israeli Jews say a way can be found for two states to coexist, while a similar share say this is not possible. Jewish opinion on this topic has been relatively […]

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    Global Support for Principle of Free Expression, but Opposition to Some Forms of Speech

    Although many observers have documented a global decline in democratic rights in recent years, people around the world nonetheless embrace fundamental democratic values, including free expression. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that majorities in nearly all 38 nations polled say it is at least somewhat important to live in a country with free […]