… From lockdowns to masks to vaccines to school curriculums, the conflicts in America keep growing and morphing, even without Donald Trump, the leader who thrived on encouraging them, in the White House. But the fights are not simply about masks or schools or vaccines. They are, in many ways, […] Read more »
Religion and the Pandemic
As vaccination rates rise across the United States, life in religious congregations is showing signs of slowly returning to normal. Twenty-one percent of adults are attending religious services in-person at least once a week, up from 5% in May 2020. While fewer are watching live streaming services, many continue to […] Read more »
How the War on Christmas Became America’s Latest Forever War
… You’d be forgiven for thinking the War on Christmas ended a long time ago, if it ever existed. Dec. 25 is still a holiday. Christmas trees, eggnog and lights are ubiquitous, seemingly more so every year. And if there was any doubt, Donald Trump — who proclaimed himself the […] Read more »
How Important is Religion to Americans?
Most Americans with a religious affiliation say religion is important to them now and was as a child. Among those without a connection to organized religion, few consider religion important now but 58% say religion was at least somewhat important in their family when they were children, including 29% for […] Read more »
Why anti-abortion states have many of the worst outcomes for kids
Almost all of the states that produce the most unfavorable economic and health care outcomes for children are among those poised to ban or severely restrict access to abortion if the Supreme Court overturns the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision. That pattern underscores the paradox that the states most […] Read more »
Some Voters Are at Odds With Their Party on Abortion
Abortion is one of the most polarizing issues in Washington. Congressional Democrats and Republicans all but unanimously back their party’s view on abortion, and many highly engaged activists feel the same way. But the public’s view of abortion is far more complicated. Despite decades of partisan fighting, Americans are not […] Read more »