The U.S. public expresses a clear consensus on the contentious question of whether employers who have religious objections to contraception should be required to provide it in health insurance plans for their employees. Fully two-thirds of American adults say such businesses should be required to cover birth control as part […] Read more »
God Loves Donald Trump. Right?
… As of mid-August, a Pew survey found Trump beating Hillary Clinton 63-17 among white religious conservatives. Evangelical Christians may not approve of Trump, but they are among his strongest constituencies in this year’s campaign. The Christian right has found common ground with Trump’s less devout supporters on a wide […] Read more »
AJC Survey Gauges Jewish Voters on Presidential Race, Key Issues
A new AJC survey of American Jews shows that Democrat Hillary Clinton would win 61 percent of the Jewish votes and Republican Donald Trump would garner 19 percent, if elections were held today. … When asked which issues are most important in deciding how to vote this year, “The Economy/Jobs” […] Read more »
Protestant, Catholic Views of Clinton and Trump Not Monolithic
Religion in the U.S. is significantly intertwined with politics, making it no surprise to find that views of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are significantly related to Americans’ religious identity. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Donald Trump has a massive Catholic problem
Much has been made of Donald Trump’s problems with a few voting groups — female voters, blacks and Hispanics, and young voters, in particular. And, to be sure, they are all problems. But relatively speaking, his biggest problem actually appears to be with a different group: Catholics. Yes, the man […] Read more »
As acts of terror proliferate, Americans see no end in sight
Both presidential candidates have spent a good portion of time on the campaign trail explaining how they plan to combat terrorism. Hillary Clinton has said she would expand airstrikes against violent Islamic extremist groups in Iraq and Syria. At this point last week Donald Trump said he would partner with […] Read more »