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Religious voters agree on the importance of jobs and unemployment, but disagree on the importance of the growing gap between the rich and the poor, PRRI finds.

Five religious groups favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally, compared to three groups who are opposed.

In his State of the Union address, one of the last opportunities for President Barack Obama to address a large segment of the American public before they go to the polls in November, Obama dedicated a…

In last night’s Republican debate, tensions were running high between the two front-runners, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, as Romney adopted a more pugnacious style. Romney shifted his focus away f…

Last fall, as President Obama sought to raise taxes on wealthy Americans in order to reduce the nation’s deficit, many of his critics accused him of engaging in class warfare. A new survey from Pew…

With only a week to go until the South Carolina primary, a group of 150 conservative evangelical Christian leaders are gathering today and tomorrow at a ranch in Texas to decide whether they will endo…

A new survey from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life investigates how Mormons feel about American society and their place within it amidst increased scrutiny as the result of two Mormon cont…

After cruising to victory in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney (along with the other candidates, and their faithful media retinue) is flying south, where primaries in South Carolina and Florida could seal hi…

As the Republican primary trundles on, there’s one nagging question that continues to go unanswered: where on earth is the Tea Party? With Michele Bachmann out of the race and Rick Perry’s weak pe…

Rick Santorum’s strong performance in last night’s Iowa caucus prevented Mitt Romney from locking up the Republican nomination, even if eight measly votes kept him from being crowned the outright…