… In May, Vice President Pence told Liberty University graduates to be prepared to be attacked by “Hollywood liberals,” the media and the “secular left” for their Christian faith. “Some of the loudest voices for tolerance today have little tolerance for traditional Christian beliefs,” Pence said. “As you go about […] Read more »
On whose green Earth? Are we supposed to take care of the planet or should it take care of us?
… More than 80 percent of Americans view themselves as religious, spiritual or both, and 84 percent of the global population identifies as part of a religious group. These alliances can profoundly affect how we view the world and our place in it — including our attitudes toward climate change […] Read more »
Why young white evangelicals aren’t likely to leave the Republican Party
In 2020, will white evangelical Christians stick with the Republican Party, where they’ve long been a reliable voting bloc? Evangelicals made up just over one-third of President Trump’s 2016 coalition, and have been among his most loyal supporters. At the same time, researchers and observers have been debating whether the […] Read more »
Patriotism, Religion, Having Children: Polls Finds American Values Are Changing
Patriotism. Religion. Having children. American values are changing, reports a new NBC-Wall Street Journal poll. We explore national character in 2019. On Point, WBUR Read more »
American Jews, Politics and Israel
The political orientation of American Jews has come back into the spotlight in recent weeks with President Donald Trump’s comments regarding Jews and their stances toward his presidency and the Democratic Party. … It has traditionally been difficult to analyze the attitudes and political orientation of American Jews in surveys […] Read more »
‘A deep and boiling anger’: NBC/WSJ poll finds a pessimistic America despite current economic satisfaction
The political and cultural upheaval of the last four years has divided the country on ever-hardening partisan and generational lines, but one feeling unites Americans as much as it did before the 2016 election. They’re still angry. And still unsettled about the future. The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll […] Read more »