feature | Apr 2, 2009

Not All Nonbelievers Call Themselves Atheists

American Atheists, a group that advocates on behalf of atheists in the U.S., will hold its national convention later this month. According to the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, 5% of American adults say they do not believe in God or a universal spirit, […]

report | Apr 4, 2006

God is Alive and Well in America

Forty years after a Time cover famously asked, "Is God Dead?" polls find the Almighty thriving in the nation's collective consciousness.

report | Jul 1, 2004

One Electorate Under God? A Dialogue on Religion and American Politics

Pew Forum Dialogues on Religion & Public Life E.J. Dionne Jr., Jean Bethke Elshtain, Kayla Drogosz, Series Editors Executive Summary (.pdf) Read about the Pew Forum Dialogues Series The United States has been described as a nation with the soul of a church. Religion is discussed more explicitly and more urgently in American politics than […]

report | Jun 14, 2004

Supreme Court Upholds ’Under God’ in Pledge of Allegiance

Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling on Legal Technicality The Supreme Court today preserved the term “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, reversing an earlier ruling by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that teacher-led recitation of the Pledge, when it contained the words “under God,” was unconstitutional. CONTACT Mary SchultzCommunications Manager202.419.4556mschultz@pewresearch.org/religion The Court […]

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