For the first time in a Fox News poll, a majority says same-sex marriage should be legal. Currently, 54 percent of registered voters favor legalizing same-sex marriage, while 35 percent are opposed. Views were divided 48-44 percent in 2015 (the most recent time it was asked on a Fox News […] Read more »
Trump’s ‘Purple’ Family Values
… In their book “Red Families v. Blue Families,” Naomi Cahn and June Carbone popularized the idea of “blue” and “red” family models. Blue families prize equality and companionship between spouses while putting a low value on childbearing. Red families tend to be inegalitarian or complementarian, viewing the man as […] Read more »
Above All Issues, Abortion Divides Liberals, Conservatives
Americans who say they hold liberal views on social issues differ markedly from social conservatives on the morality of most moral issues, with the largest gap in opinions on abortion. The two groups also diverge greatly on gay/lesbian relations, having a baby outside of marriage, sex between teenagers and euthanasia. […] Read more »
Two in Three Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage
Sixty-seven percent of Americans support same-sex marriage — the highest level in Gallup’s trend. In each of the past three annual polls, Gallup has recorded three-percentage point increases among Americans who say same-sex marriages should be legally valid. The current figure is up 40 percentage points from the 27% who […] Read more »
PRRI’s American Values Atlas Finds Emerging Public Consensus in Support of LGBT Rights
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether a small business can legally deny goods or services to LGBT Americans based on the religious beliefs of the owner, a massive new national survey finds broad opposition to this policy. The survey also finds an emerging consensus in support of same-sex marriage, […] Read more »
Evangelicals meet partisanship
Twenty years ago, evangelical leaders could hardly have been more appalled. Arguing that character counts, Rev. Franklin Graham asserted that if a president “will lie to, or mislead, his wife … what will prevent him from doing the same to the American public?” The late Billy Graham’s son was referring […] Read more »