New Poll: Obama, Catholics and the Notre Dame Commencement
A new poll finds that most Catholics who have heard about the issue support the University of Notre Dame's decision to invite Barack Obama to speak and receive an honorary degree at their May 17 commencement. But the poll also finds a deep division on this issue between the most observant Catholics and those who are less observant. Read the report »
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New Poll: Faith in Flux
A new Pew Forum poll documents the fluidity of religious affiliation in the U.S. and
describes in detail the patterns and reasons for change. The poll finds that about half of
American adults have changed religious affiliation at least once. Read the report »
See
also:
Interactive graphic: Reasons for
Joining, Reasons for Leaving
Transcript: Survey release conference call
with journalists
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Religious Dimensions of the Torture Debate
Amid
intense debate over the use of torture against suspected terrorists, a graphic
examines how public opinion on the issue differs by religious affiliation and
frequency of attendance at religious services. View the graphic »
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Prayer in America
The National
Day of Prayer, established by Congress in 1952, occurs on May 7 this year. A graphic based on data
from the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey looks at frequency of prayer among a
variety of religious and demographic groups. View the graphic »
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