The Problem with Pew’s Science & Religion Poll
Yes, there are bad questions.
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Lying About Our Religion, And Other Problems With Polling
A review of Robert Wuthnow’s “Inventing American Religion: Polls, Surveys, and the Tenuous Quest for a Nation’s Faith.”
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Is It OK To Use a Cellphone in Church? Pew Surveys the New Etiquette
The Pew Research Center has pubished a new report on cellphone etiquette. If you’ve ever wondered whether…
Read MoreWhat the Surveys Don’t (And Can’t) Say About the Rise of the “Spiritual But Not Religious”
It all begins with “survey says….” But it doesn’t end there.
Read MoreNew Gallup Poll on Religion in Election Has Problems
Finds “very religious” like Romney.
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Did The God Gap Cost the Democrats in 2010?
Maybe. But there are better explanations.
Read MoreChristian Conservatives Turn Off A Generation Of Voters (Or Maybe Not)
As young people leave the church, the GOP could find itself in a whole heap of demographic trouble.
Read MoreNew Study: Motivation Doesn’t Improve Group Success
But there are some surprising things that will.
Read MoreHow Religion Shapes (or Doesn’t) Our Views on Public Issues
Surprises abound for the careful reader.
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