| The Catholic "Swing" Vote |
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Vice President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Paul Ryan will face off tonight in the only vice presidential debate of the 2012 election season. Both men are Roman Catholic. Catholics are often identified as a major "swing" voting group in American politics. But a new analysis by the Pew Forum shows that most subgroups of American Catholics have reliably voted either Republican or Democratic. The only group of Catholics that has been divided in recent elections is white Catholics who identify as moderates. READ THE FULL ANALYSIS >
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| Voters in Four States to Address Same-Sex Marriage in November |
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Keeping track of the legal status of same-sex marriage across the country can be difficult. As voters in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington state prepare to address the issue in November, a new map illustrates the situation in all 50 states. VIEW THE MAP >
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| "Nones" on the Rise |
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The number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at a rapid pace. One-fifth of the U.S. public - and a third of adults under 30 - are religiously unaffiliated today, the highest percentages ever in Pew Research Center polling. READ THE FULL REPORT >
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OCT. 9 - THE NEW YORK TIMES
Number of Protestant Americans is in steep decline, study finds
The New York Times talks to Pew Forum Senior Researcher Greg Smith about findings from a new Pew Forum report on the growing number of Americans who do not identify with any religion and the shrinking percentage of Americans who describe themselves as Protestants. |
OCT. 9 - USA TODAY
As Protestants decline, those with no religion gain
An article explores the potential cultural implications of the new Pew Forum report " 'Nones' on the Rise." The report finds that fewer than half of American adults say they are Protestant (48%) and the percentage of religiously unaffiliated Americans has grown to nearly 20%.
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