MacKenzie Babb

MacKenzie Babb is an author at Religion News Service.

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Location, Location, Location: How Your Hometown Affects Your Economic Mobility

By MacKenzie Babb — July 22, 2013
A recent report finds that your childhood hometown plays a significant role in how easily you’ll advance to higher income brackets as an adult.

Our Corner | Being Different and Being Proud to Be American

By MacKenzie Babb — July 3, 2013
In his latest column for Huffington Post Politics, PRRI Research Director Daniel Cox explores American pride, examining how different groups of citizens express and celebrate their national identity.

More Americans Than Not Agree With Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling

By MacKenzie Babb — June 26, 2013
With public opinion on legalizing same-sex marriage at a tipping point—most surveys find a slim majority now in favor—the ruling is evidence of a significant reversal in how Americans think about the issue.

Fifty Years Later, The Supreme Court’s Move to Ban Prayer in Schools Still Sparks Controversy

By MacKenzie Babb — June 17, 2013
On this day in 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling that profoundly altered Americans’ understanding of the separation of church and state and the place of religion in society.
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