Daniel Cox
More Americans stay away from church as pandemic nears year three
Survey: Most Americans aren’t comfortable going back to religious services
Donald Trump’s Mormon problem continues, new study shows
‘Christian America’ dwindling, including white evangelicals, study shows
More ‘nones’ than you think, but many won’t show up on Election Day
Why most people leave religion? They just ‘stop believing’
Nonreligious voters present a puzzle for political parties (ANALYSIS)
Poll: We like our red-white-and-blue patriotism — mostly
Conservative Christians packed an electoral punch, but can they do it again in 2016?
40 years after Roe v. Wade, how do Americans really feel about abortion?
Poll: More than one-third of Americans see signs of end times in extreme weather
(RNS) A new poll shows more than a third of Americans believe the severity of recent natural disasters is evidence that we are in the “end times” described in the Bible – a period of turmoil preceding the return of Christ and the end of the world. By Lauren Markoe.
Poll: Religious groups divided on gun control, but united against guns in churches
WASHINGTON (RNS) A new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service finds that Americans are generally divided about gun control, but certain religious groups are far from ambivalent. By Lauren Markoe.
Survey: most Americans keep faith private online
(RNS) A new survey finds that Americans, while mostly religious, do not use social media to supplement worship and mostly keep their faith private online. By Chris Lisee.
New poll examines minorities’ views on social issues
(RNS) Compared to Hispanic Americans, black Americans are far more likely to believe abortion should be legal in most circumstances, even when they personally reject the procedure as immoral. By Lauren Markoe.
One in six voters still think Obama’s a Muslim: Why?
WASHINGTON (RNS) After nearly four years in the Oval Office, President Obama is wrongly thought to be Muslim by one in six American voters, and only 1 in 4 can correctly identify him as Protestant, according to a new poll. By Lauren Markoe.