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When Religion Becomes a Political Weapon: What the New PRRI Data Reveals

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A new survey reveals that religion is being weaponised and fused into Republican politics. This will greatly harm both democracy and also sincere faith. First I’ll cover off some of the deeply shocking insights that the survey reveals, and then I’ll tell you what I’ll be doing to push back against it. The core issue is … Read more

When Politics Gets Called “Demonic”

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Christian Nationalist Reality Check — Issue #1 This is the first part of what will be a weekly series. There is a rising strain of political rhetoric within segments of American Christianity that frames ordinary policy disagreements as spiritual warfare. Political opponents are no longer described as mistaken or misguided, they are described as demonic, … Read more

Survey Insight: Which job is the most honest and ethical?

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Where I’m really going here is to ask this question: How can you personally work out which polls to trust? First, let’s get into the Gallup poll that answers the question in the title. Since 1976, Gallup has published a chart that highlights the public’s views of the honesty and ethical standards for 21 occupations. … Read more

Not All ‘Nones’ Are Non-Believers

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It’s not a typo, so no, I don’t actually mean Nun, but rather people who identify as “None”, and yet at the same time also religious. “The Nones” are people who say they have no religious affiliation. When asked about religion by pollsters, the answer they give is “None” or “Nothing in particular”. So what does this … Read more