religious pluralism

Atheist: Still a Scarlet Letter in American Politics?

By MacKenzie Babb — November 15, 2013
Making the distinction between being an atheist and identifying as religiously unaffiliated may seem minor, but the difference between the two is surprisingly significant in the minds of many Americans.

The Unique Religious Profile of Libertarians

By MacKenzie Babb — November 5, 2013
Our 2013 American Values Survey: In Search of Libertarians in America finds that libertarians stand out among conservative groups for their unique religious make-up and comparatively low levels of religious commitment.

Support for Marijuana Legalization among Religious Groups

By Joseph Goodman — November 1, 2013
While less than 3-in-10 (29 percent) white evangelical Protestants and less than half (48 percent) of Catholics favor marijuana legalization, clear majorities of both white mainline Protestants (58 percent) and religiously unaffiliated Americans (78 percent) favor this measure.

Wall Street Journal Highlights PRRI Findings on Evangelical Politics

By MacKenzie Babb — October 22, 2013
Neil King Jr.'s latest for The Wall Street Journal, "Evangelical Leader Preaches Pullback from Politics, Culture Wars," explores efforts by the Southern Baptist Convention's Russell Moore to encourage evangelicals to tone down their rhetoric on hot-button social issues.

Figuring Faith | Why GOP Opposition to Obamacare Will Hurt Hispanic Outreach

By Robert P. Jones — October 4, 2013
In this week's Figuring Faith, my blog at the Washington Post, I examine how GOP efforts to excise funding for the 2010 Affordable Care Act from the federal budget may affect the party's long-term success with reaching the growing number of Hispanic voters in the United States.

New Survey Explores What it Means to be Jewish

By MacKenzie Babb — October 2, 2013
Pew Research Center’s Survey of Jewish Americans, released just yesterday, provides a wealth of demographic and religious information.

Our Corner | Voice of America Highlights PRRI Findings on American Atheists

By MacKenzie Babb — September 30, 2013
Voice of America's Jerome Socolovsky recently sat down with PRRI CEO Dr. Robert P. Jones to discuss the launch of America's first nontheist PAC.

E.J. Dionne: Religion Challenges Left and Right

By MacKenzie Babb — August 5, 2013
E.J. Dionne, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of the PRRI-Brookings Economic Values Survey, discusses what the survey’s findings may mean for the future of the American political and religious landscapes in his latest op-ed for The Washington Post.

Figuring Faith | Six Challenges for Organizing a Progressive Religious Movement

By Robert P. Jones — August 2, 2013
In my latest column for Figuring Faith, my blog at the Washington Post, I explore the obstacles currently facing an organized progressive religious movement.

New Survey Illuminates Differences Among the World’s Muslims

By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux — May 1, 2013
A new survey shows that American Muslims feel more at ease in contemporary Western pluralistic societies than their co-religionists in other parts of the world.

Figuring Faith | Will the Boston Bombing Change American Attitudes About Muslims and Immigration Reform?

By Robert P. Jones — April 25, 2013
In this week's column for Figuring Faith, Dr. Robert P. Jones examines the data on Americans' attitudes toward Muslims and immigration reform.

Dr. Robert P. Jones at Duke University

By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux — February 6, 2013
Last month, Dr. Robert P. Jones spoke at Duke University on attitudes toward Muslims in America today. The full lecture is now available online.

E Pluribus, Nullus

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — January 30, 2013
Harnessing the religiously unaffiliated, a fast-growing but diverse demographic, may pose a challenge for America’s secular leadership
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