Public Religion Research Institute

If religious folks need a selfish reason to accept their atheist neighbors, consider this: it may not be too long before the shoe is on the other foot and the religious minority will be the ones hoping for a place at the social table.

Are those who carry out acts of violence in the name of a religion true followers of that religion, or not?

Ten years from now, as the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks approaches, American Muslims could occupy a very different place in the American consciousness.

By Lauren Markoe Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Americans consider religious freedom a cornerstone of society, but fall short in their tol...

Perry's two-step highlights the potential difficulty the issue of evolution presents for Perry and the rest of the GOP candidates.

Conventional wisdom may suggest that religious groups generally oppose same-sex marriage and legal rights for gay Americans, but a new survey released...

The 2012 presidential election is more than 15 months away, but Republican presidential hopefuls are already simultaneously burnishing their religious credentials and trying to address potentially problematic religious connections.

While President Barack Obama and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney may have different religious backgrounds, they share a surprisingly similar religious dilemma.

NEW YORK — Americans, regardless of generation, are deeply conflicted as they wrestle with the legality and morality of abortion, with large num...

The new PRRI/RNS Religion News Poll finds broad, and perhaps surprising, majority agreement among Americans. Just how bad do Americans think bin Laden is?

We now have no less than four reputable national public opinion surveys in three months showing a slim majority of Americans now support allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.

In President Obama's announcement of bin Laden's death, he talked passionately of an America that was simultaneously "relentless in defense of our citizens" and "true to the values that make us who we are."

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) Are Christianity and capitalism a marriage made in heaven, as some conservatives believe, or more of ...

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) We may never know why bad things happen to good people, but most Americans -- except evangelicals -- ...

WASHINGTON, DC -- Catholics are more supportive of gay and lesbian rights than the general public and other Christians, according to a new report rele...

Americans harbor some real fears about religious extremism and its connection to violence. At the same time, Americans are guided by a fundamental sense of fairness.

Some observers now wonder whether a major shift in opinions about homosexuality might be occurring among younger evangelicals.

Pew analysis further confirms PRRI's conclusion made last October -- the Tea Party are not secular libertarians but are social conservatives largely drawn from the ranks of the Christian Right.

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) Americans haven't heard much about upcoming congressional hearings on the radicalization of U.S. Musl...

This disagreement -- why civility matters -- provides a window into the dramatically different world views of liberals and conservatives that lie at the root of our current political conflicts.

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) A coalition of more than 50 Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders sent an open letter to Congress urg...

Nearly 6-in-10 Americans affirm American exceptionalism that God has granted America a special role in human history. Those affirming this view are more likely to support military interventions and to say torture is sometimes justified.

By Kevin Eckstrom Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) President Obama faces significant challenges on how Americans perceive his religious faith, ...