American Atheists has placed an ad aimed at sports fans who see the supernatural at play on the field, claiming, “A ‘Hail Mary’ only works in football.”
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Politics & Elections
01.29.2014
How American Presidents Pass the God and Country Test
The phrase, “God bless America," wasn’t publicly used by a president until 1973 when Richard Nixon used it in the face of the escalating Watergate scandal.
For more up-to-the-minute data about the issues and policies the President plans to discuss, join PRRI tonight at 9:00pm ET at #PRRI as we live-tweet the State of the Union address. In the meantime, d…
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Politics & Elections
01.23.2014
Will Shorter Lines Boost Voter Turnout at the Polls?
The bipartisan Presidential Commission on Election Administration released a report encouraging jurisdictions to cut down on long lines at polls on Election Day.
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Sports
01.23.2014
Who’s Watching the Super Bowl?
We find that men are more likely to watch the Super Bowl than women, while roughly similar numbers of black, white, and Hispanic Americans plan on tuning in.
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Abortion & Reproductive Health
01.22.2014
What Will the Next Generation of Anti-Abortion Advocates Look Like? Different.
Thousands gathered today for the annual March for Life, the world’s largest pro-life rally. We take a look at public opinion on abortion.
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Sports
01.21.2014
Does God Reward Faithful Athletes?
According to a PRRI survey, 48 percent of Americans agree God rewards faithful athletes with good health and success, while 47 percent disagree.
Given football's popularity among Americans, it comes as no surprise that more than seven in ten Americans say they’re likely to watch the Super Bowl.
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Sports
01.17.2014
Do Sports Rituals Work?
PRRI finds that roughly one in five sports fans perform a ritual before or while watching their team—whether it’s wearing jerseys or giving the TV a pep talk.
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Religion & Culture
01.16.2014
A Supernatural Super Bowl?
As the 2014 Super Bowl approaches, PRRI’s latest survey reveals that that half of all sports fans see some aspect of the supernatural at play in sports.
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