… The culmination of decades of lobbying, the dedication of the embassy in Jerusalem this past week doubled as the most public recognition yet of the growing importance the Netanyahu government now assigns to its conservative Christian allies, even if some have been accused of making anti-Semitic statements. While Israel […] Read more »
Sex and religion were the biggest influences on #NeverTrump Republicans
… In a recent work, we explored the question “‘why did Republican lawmakers oppose Trump’s candidacy in the 2016 campaign?” There are diverse—and often contradictory—explanations of the #NeverTrump movement offered by politicians, pundits, and journalists in 2016. After cataloguing these explanations, we distilled them into four theoretical categories: (1) policy […] Read more »
Protestants decline, more have no religion in a sharply shifting religious landscape
The nation’s religious makeup has shifted dramatically in the past 15 years, with a sharp drop in the number of Americans who say they’re members of a Protestant denomination – still the nation’s most prevalent religious group – and a rise in the number who profess no religion. CONT. Allison […] 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 »
Research Finds That Racism, Sexism, and Status Fears Drove Trump Voters
America is the world’s dominant superpower, and white Christian males sit at the top of our nation’s food chain. That’s the right and proper hierarchy, and it’s under serious threat. When blue-collar whites heard that implied message from Donald Trump, many realized it aligned with their own beliefs. As a […] Read more »
Shrugging Off Trump Scandals, Evangelicals Look to Rescue G.O.P.
The conservative Christian coalition that helped usher President Trump into power in 2016 is planning its largest midterm election mobilization ever, with volunteers fanning out from the church pews to the streets to register voters, raise money and persuade conservatives that they cannot afford to be complacent this year. … […] Read more »