Not So Silent Nights
Fully 87% of Americans are not at all bothered by Christmas music in stores and public places.
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America and Islam After Bush
Some of the nation’s leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in December, 2008, for the Pew Forum’s biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Vali Nasr, author of the 2006 book, The Shia Revival, surveyed the geo-political landscape of today’s Middle East, arguing that the 2003 invasion of Iraq has fundamentally […]
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The Importance of Pilgrimage to Muslim Americans
The Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, takes place in early December this year. Every able-bodied Muslim is expected to make the pilgrimage at least once in his or her lifetime, and the Hajj attracts millions of believers every year. The Pew Research Center’s 2007 Muslim American survey found […]
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How the News Media Covered Religion in the General Election
Religion played a much more significant role in the media coverage of President-elect Barack Obama than it did in the press treatment of Republican nominee John McCain during the 2008 presidential campaign, but much of the coverage related to false yet persistent rumors that Obama is a Muslim. Meanwhile, there was little attempt by the […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: New Jersey
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 932 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 New Jersey Primary Exit Poll Results Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 New Jersey General Election Results No worship attendance polling information was collected for this state. Data on “All Voters”: CNN […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Nevada
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 7.0% Sample size: 252 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 California Primary Exit Poll Results Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 California General Election Results No worship attendance polling information was collected for this state. Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Minnesota
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 4.0% Sample size: 789 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Minnesota Primary Exit Poll Results Primary date: Feb. 5, 2008 No polling information was collected for this state. 2004 Minnesota General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis of 2004 National […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Iowa
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 5.0% Sample size: 487 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Iowa Caucus Exit Poll Results No religion questions were asked in the exit poll of Iowa Democrats. Note: “Evangelical Christian” includes all respondents who describe themselves as born-again or evangelical. Source: 2008 National Election Pool […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: Florida
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 3.0% Sample size: 1,694 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 Florida Primary Exit Poll Results Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 Florida General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis of 2004 National Election Pool Exit […]
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Religion and Politics ’08: California
Religious Profile Margin of error: ± 2.0% Sample size: 3,574 Data from the Pew Forum’s U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. 2008 California Primary Exit Poll Results Source: 2008 National Election Pool Exit Poll as reported by MSNBC 2004 California General Election Results Data on “All Voters”: CNN All other data: Pew Forum analysis of 2004 National Election Pool Exit […]
