Birth control, divorce, sex between unmarried men and women, and gambling top a list of morally acceptable issues, while Americans deem polygamy, cloning humans and extramarital affairs as the least acceptable. CONT. Art Swift, Gallup Read more »
U.S. Religious Groups Disagree on Five Key Moral Issues
Americans’ religious faith greatly shapes their views of whether moral issues or practices are acceptable or not. In general, Jews and those with no religious preference are more liberal than Protestants, Catholics and Mormons in their views on various moral issues. These differences are most apparent on abortion and, to […] Read more »
Plurality Support Transgender Bathroom Choice, Want Government Out
A plurality of Americans say transgender individuals should be able to use the bathrooms of their choice, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows. The poll also finds pluralities opposing state or federal governments’ involvement in the issue. CONT. Daniel Nasaw, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Disentangling Attitudes Toward Transgender Bathroom Use
One of the trickiest aspects of assessing American public opinion is measuring views on a new or complex issue that has not been thoroughly considered by the public. In these situations, there are no historical trends to provide context, and the public is more likely to respond in terms of […] Read more »
Americans divided over transgender bathroom laws, SCOTUS nomination
While 46 percent of Americans think transgender people should use the bathrooms assigned to their birth gender, slightly fewer — 41 percent — think they should be able use the bathroom of the gender they identify as. Most Americans think guidelines outlining the bathroom policies for transgender children in school […] Read more »
Support for Gay Marriage Remains High, at 61%
Sixty-one percent of Americans say that marriages between same-sex couples should be recognized by the law as valid, consistent with the 58% and 60% recorded in 2015. Last year’s Supreme Court decision made same-sex marriage legal nationwide — but the issue remains contentious at state and local levels, among religious […] Read more »