There is good reason to believe female voters may be crucial to Democrats’ effort to retake control of Congress — particularly if past is prologue. In the 2018 midterms, during Donald Trump’s first term, 58% of women voted for congressional…
In 3 charts: White Christian nationalists’ love of ICE and concentration camps
As the empirical evidence for the threat white Christian nationalism presents to pluralistic democracy has mounted over the past decade, various insider defenders of conservative white Christianity — and even some mainstream white Christian theologians — have alleged the term…
5 takeaways from PRRI on the 2026 midterms
Last Friday, PRRI launched a new project, Data and the 2026 Midterms, connecting the treasure trove of demographic, political and public opinion data in the PRRI American Values Atlas to the key races that could determine which party controls one or both houses…
Mohler again claims same-sex marriage harms children
A leading Southern Baptist Convention spokesman has taken aim again at the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and author of the SBC’s constitutional amendment…
Why Gen Z is losing faith in America
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, our latest report, “Competing Visions of America at 250: Politics, Religion, and Identity,” surfaces a troubling signal for the future of our democracy — and it centers on the nation’s youngest citizens. Generation…
Except for white evangelicals, Americans have soured on Trump’s leadership
Nearly 70% of Americans agree that core democratic freedoms are in danger of being lost while 59% consider President Donald Trump to be a “dangerous dictator” whose powers should be limited, according to a new survey by Public Religion Research…
Let’s tell a new story: Juneteenth and the Fourth of July
Note: This post is an excerpt from a chapter titled “Juneteenth” in the author’s forthcoming book, Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy, which will be published September 8 and is now available for pre-order….
Postcards from Rededicate 250
My wife, Jodi Kanter, is a performance studies scholar. Over the years, she’s taught me how to read a stage. As I made my way onto the green grass of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Sunday, even before I…
Theater of the absurd: The ‘Anti-Christian Bias’ report
Last Thursday, the federal government’s “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias” released a massive 500-page report, which allegedly “details the Biden administration’s radical efforts to punish Christians and highlights President Donald Trump’s efforts to restore religious liberty.” The task force — involving…
Most US adults still support abortion access, despite declines for some Christians
Though majorities in both groups support abortion being legal, a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that both white Catholics and white mainline/nonevangelical Protestants have demonstrated a small swing toward an anti-abortion position since 2024.
What’s the real story with Gen Z and religion today?
Last week, we released the latest PRRI Census of American Religion. Our 2025 data show religious affiliation in the United States has remained largely unchanged since 2024, with 28% of Americans identifying as religiously unaffiliated. Church attendance also has not increased….
What’s the risk of Trump’s fight with Pope Leo?
I don’t believe President Donald Trump understands the political risk of picking a fight with Pope Leo XIV. My best guess is he believes the unquestioning submission demonstrated by his fawning white evangelical followers exists among all his Christian followers….