Public Religion Research Institute

The Morning Buzz | Teen Birth Rates Decline Among Hispanics

Amelia — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:56 +0000

A new government report found that teen birth rates have declined substantially among Hispanic Americans over the past five years. A majority of Hispanic Americans agree that birth control should be available to teenagers age 16 and older without parental consent.

The Morning Buzz | Lawmaker Gives a Secular Invocation

Amelia — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:16 +0000

An Arizona lawmaker took an unorthodox approach to the state House's daily invocation: he acknowledged that he is an atheist, and gave a secular invocation.

The Morning Buzz | Poverty Skyrockets in the Suburbs

Amelia — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:15 +0000

A new survey from the Brookings Institution reveals that poverty is skyrocketing in the suburbs, due in part to the Great Recession.

The Morning Buzz | Researchers Predict a Spike in Heat-Related Deaths for NYC

Amelia — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:02 +0000

A new Columbia University study predicts that heat-related deaths in New York City could increase by one-third in the coming decades, thanks to climate change. More than 6-in-10 (63%) Americans agree that over the last few years, the weather has gotten more extreme

The Morning Buzz | Economists and the Stock Market

Amelia — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:06 +0000

Your economist friend is probably not your best source of advice when it comes to the stock market.

The Morning Buzz | Doomsday Prophet’s Radio Network May Fold

Amelia — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:01 +0000

It's curtains for the radio network founded by doomsday prophet Harold Camping, who predicted that the end of the world would happen two years ago. Although more than one-third (36%) of Americans believe that the severity of recent natural disasters is evidence that we are in what the Bible calls the end times, they appear to be leery of putting a date and time on the apocalypse; last December, only 2% of Americans said the end of the world, as predicted by the ancient Mayans, would happen by the end of the year.

Our Corner | Remember Civil Unions? The Shifting Middle Ground in the Same-sex Marriage Debate

Amelia — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:20:08 +0000

Why have civil unions lost momentum? At the Monkey Cage, Dr. Robert P. Jones and Daniel Cox explore shifts in public opinion on civil unions over the past decade.

The Morning Buzz | Senators Tackle Student Visa Requirements

Amelia — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:07 +0000

On Tuesday, senators decided to boost security requirements around student visas, citing the Boston Marathon attacks as the impetus for their actions. More than 8-in-10 Americans say that promoting national security should be a very or extremely guiding factor in immigration reform.

The Morning Buzz | RNC Florida Hispanic Outreach Director Switches to Democrats

Amelia — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:18 +0000

Pablo Pantoja, the RNC's State Director of Florida Outreach, wrote an open letter announcing that he is switching his political allegiances to the Democrats in the wake of the Heritage Foundation's recent report on immigration reform, co-authored by a researcher who had previously suggested that Hispanic immigrants have lower IQs.

The Morning Buzz | Sen. Rand Paul Courts Evangelical Voters

Amelia — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:45 +0000

Sen. Rand Paul is aggressively courting evangelical voters in an attempt to win over the GOP establishment. This shouldn't be too difficult, given Sen. Paul's Tea Party roots - a 2010 PRRI analysis showed significant overlap between the Christian conservative movement and the Tea Party movement.