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A recent 50-state survey of chaplains offered a rare look at the worshippers behind bars, with the questions asked by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life in Washington, D.C. The study said state prisons hold the bulk ...
May 26, 2012 at 03:59 | Source: Reading Eagle
according to a new Pew Research Center survey of professional chaplains assigned to minister there. “Religion in Prisons: A 50-State Survey of Prison Chaplains,” conducted by the center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life division found that 74 percent ...
May 28, 2012 at 00:15 | Source: Christian Examiner
Why? For one, Americans are growing impatient with religious politicking: 54% want houses of worship to keep out of politics (up from 52% in 2008 and 43% in 1996), according to the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Churches seem to be responding.
May 21, 2012 at 21:30 | Source: USA Today
"Cult" was the top single word U.S. adults used in mid-November to describe the Mormon Church when asked for a Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life national poll. After "cult," the top 10 descriptions were "family/family values," "different ...
May 22, 2012 at 08:00 | Source: United Press International
A recent 50-state survey of chaplains offered a rare look at the worshippers behind bars, with the questions asked by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life in Washington, D.C. The study said state prisons hold the bulk of ...
May 19, 2012 at 02:20 | Source: Macon Telegraph
I get the super-religious feel like they're running the show. According to the comprehensive Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, 71 percent believe in God or some universal spirit. According to Gallup, 68 percent are very or moderately religious.
May 16, 2012 at 22:26 | Source: YAHOO!
As a follow-up, The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life recently released the results of a survey, "Changing Attitudes on Gay Marriage." Here are some the results based on different religious groups. By far, those who support gay marriage the most are the ...
May 17, 2012 at 11:55 | Source: Patriot Ledger
In church, they hear from pastors who preach the Bible in a most literal fashion. According to a 2010 Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life survey, 34 percent of the general public sees the Bible as the literal word of God. However, 57 percent ...
May 24, 2012 at 03:47 | Source: Abilene Reporter-News
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life provided assistance. The research design for the study was informed by the advice of an expert panel that included Jonathan Best, Mike Brick, Diane Colasanto, Larry Hugick, Courtney Kennedy, Jon Krosnick ...
May 14, 2012 at 23:55 | Source: People Press
While the study was restricted to one diocese, chances are the responses could come from just about anywhere in the U.S., where a 2007 report by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found one-third of Americans were raised Catholic but one-third of ...
May 19, 2012 at 03:10 | Source: State Journal-Register