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Aprill, Ellen P., Churches, Politics and the Charitable Contribution Deduction, 42 B.C.L.Rev. 843 (2001). Bruch, Stephanie A., Politicking From The Pulpit: An Analysis Of The IRS’s Current Section 501(c)(3) Enforcement Efforts And How It Is Costing America, 53 St. Louis L.J. 1253 (2009). Description of Present-Law Rules Relating to Political and Other Activities of Organizations Described in […]
Only About Half Identify Obama as Christian Washington,D.C. – Mostvoters continue to say it is important for a president to have strong religiousbeliefs. But voters have limited awareness of the religious faiths of both MittRomney and Barack Obama. And there is little evidence to suggest that concernsabout the candidates’ respective faiths will have a meaningful […]
The world’s Muslims are united in their belief in God and the Prophet Muhammad and are bound together by such religious practices as fasting during Ramadan and almsgiving to assist the needy. But they have widely differing views about other aspects of their faith, including how important religion is to their lives, who counts as a Muslim and what practices are acceptable in Islam.
Washington, D.C. – The world’s 1.6 billion Muslims are united in their belief in God and the Prophet Muhammad and are bound together by such religious practices as fasting during the holy month of Ramadan and almsgiving to assist people in need. But they have widely differing views about many other aspects of their faith, […]
Trends in Party Identification among Registered Voters So far in 2012, 35% of registered voters identify with the Democratic Party, 28% identify with the Republican Party, and 33% say they are independent. Trends in Party Identification, Including Leaners, among Registered Voters When the leanings of independents are taken into account, 48% of registered voters are […]
In the heat of the campaign season, what is not conveyed in the media about a candidate can be as important as what is. In the period from late May to early August, several themes that have been associated with Obama and Romney failed to gain traction in the news. Many polls, for instance, have […]
As the American public has learned more about Mitt Romney over the course of the past year, his image has changed substantially. Last fall, the one word that came to mind most frequently when people were asked to describe Romney was Mormon. The same question this spring elicited the words rich and no more frequently […]