Politics & Government
News Release | New Survey: Only 4-in-10 Americans Correctly Identify Romney’s Religion as Mormon, Unchanged Since July
[10.27.2011]Source of Cain’s Strength is Combined Political and Religious Affinity among Evangelicals Washington, D.C. – Despite continued media attention to presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s Mormon religion, only about four-in-ten Americans (42 percent) correctly identify Romney as Mormon, a new survey finds. This level of knowledge remains unchanged from July 2011, even after the controversy surrounding the disparaging remarks about the Mormon faith by a prominent evangelical leader. The new PRRI… more
RNS Story | Americans distinguish between politicians’ financial, sexual failings
[06.22.2011]Lauren Markoe | Jun 22, 2011 Show Caption Details WASHINGTON (RNS) Americans are tougher on politicians for their financial misdeeds than their sexual ones, but men are more willing than women to tolerate sexual misbehavior in their elected officials. The findings, released Wednesday (June 22) in a detailed survey by the Public Religion Research Institute, show that Americans across religious groups consider it worse for a politician to cheat… more
News Release | More Americans say financial misconduct by elected officials is a very serious moral problem than say sexual misconduct
[06.22.2011]Women more likely than men to say elected officials should resign over sexual misconduct Washington, D.C. – A new study finds that significantly more Americans say financial misconduct by elected officials is a very serious moral problem than say sexual misconduct. Although Americans that both financial and sexual misconduct of elected officials constitute very serious moral problems, the new PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey also finds that significantly more Americans say… more
RNS Story | Two-thirds of Americans say bin Laden’s in hell
[05.11.2011]Nicole Neroulias | May 11, 2011 (RNS) While Americans have debated whether Osama bin Laden’s body belongs at the bottom of the Arabian Sea, most agree on the final destination of his soul: in hell. A new poll released Wednesday (May 11) reports that most Americans (82 percent) believe bin Laden distorted the teachings of Islam to suit his own purposes, and nearly two-thirds (65 percent) agree he will… more
News Release | Six-in-ten say it is wrong to celebrate death of bin Laden
[05.11.2011]Americans divided on morality, effectiveness of torture. Washington, D.C. – Six-in-ten (62%) Americans agree it is wrong to celebrate the death of another human being, no matter how bad that person was, a new national survey finds. The new PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, conducted by Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with Religion News Service just days after the news of Osama bin Laden’s death, also finds that 60% of… more
RNS Story |Most Americans support congressional probe on Muslims
[02.16.2011]Nicole Neroulias | Feb 16, 2011 Show Caption Details (RNS) Americans haven’t heard much about upcoming congressional hearings on the radicalization of U.S. Muslims, yet more than half think it’s a good idea, and nearly as many believe Muslims here haven’t done enough to fight extremists in their midst, according to a new poll. At the same time, 62 percent say American Muslims are an important part of the… more
News Release | Majority of Americans say Congressional Hearings on Alleged Extremism in Muslim Communities Are ‘Good Idea’
[02.10.2011]BUT 7-IN-10 SAY CONGRESS SHOULD NOT SINGLE OUT AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY WASHINGTON, DC – A majority of Americans believe that planned congressional hearings next month into the alleged extremism in the American Muslim community is a good thing, but more than 7-in-10 believe Congress should not single out Muslims, according to a new PRRI/RNS Religion News Survey, conducted by Public Religion Research Institute in partnership with Religion News Service. “These… more
RNS Story | Americans give poor marks to the state of our moral union
[01.20.2011]Nicole Neroulias | Jan 20, 2011 Show Caption Details (RNS) As President Obama prepared to assess the state of the union, three out of four Americans grade the country’s moral climate at a “C” or below, according to a new poll released on Jan. 20. The PRRI/RNS Religion News Poll found that Americans cite partisan noise from cable, talk radio, blogs and the Tea Party as the main stumbling… more