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Perceptions of Obama’s faith, views on Islam, and priorities of white evangelicals: these topics and more in a survey conducted with The Brookings Institution.

Americans are fed up with the lack of civil discourse in the country and say the U.S. is more politically divided than it was in the past, finds a PRRI/RNS poll.

Despite their own views on the issues, few Americans believe that places of worship are doing a good job handling the issue of homosexuality.

PRRI’s 2010 AVS profiles the Tea Party movement, finding that nearly half of those who identify with the movement say they are also part of the religious right.

Today comedian Stephen Colbert appeared before a House sub-committee to discuss immigration reform. His testimony, delivered tongue-in-cheek, contained a serious message. According to the Washington P…

Amid the political wrangling over the Defense Authorization Bill today that centers on the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, as well as enacting the DREAM Act, we are reminded that Americans are de…

In Religion Dispatches today Kathryn Joyce addresses the possibility of a political partnership between conservative Christian denominations and the Mormon church. Glenn Beck’s efforts to transform…

A PRRI/RNS survey finds that less than one in five Americans say Glenn Beck is the right person to lead a religious movement.

The Public Religion Research Institute team announced yesterday a unique new product in partnership with Religion News Service–the PRRI/RNS Religion News Poll. Each month, in partnership with RS…

Amid the debate over building a Muslim community center and mosque in lower Manhattan, PRRI finds a majority say the World Trade Center is “sacred ground.”