Ethics and Morals http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Although the U.S. divorce rate is falling, more Americans (73%) find divorce "morally acceptable" than before. http://www.gallup.com/poll/213677/divorce-rate-dips-moral-acceptability-hits-new-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/213677/divorce-rate-dips-moral-acceptability-hits-new-high.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:00:00 GMT Seventy-three percent of Americans say a doctor should be allowed to end the life of a terminally ill patient by painless means if the patient requests it -- in line with the 69% to 70% Gallup has recorded since 2013. http://www.gallup.com/poll/211928/majority-americans-remain-supportive-euthanasia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/211928/majority-americans-remain-supportive-euthanasia.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 12 Jun 2017 08:00:00 GMT U.S. workers are much more positive about company leaders' moral values than they are about those of the nation generally. http://www.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/211793/ceos-employees-trust.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/opinion/gallup/211793/ceos-employees-trust.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:45:00 GMT Americans' assessments of U.S. moral values have always been poor, but their current ratings are the worst in seven years. http://www.gallup.com/poll/210917/views-moral-values-slip-seven-year-lows.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/210917/views-moral-values-slip-seven-year-lows.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 22 May 2017 08:00:00 GMT Americans' perceptions of what is morally acceptable continue to grow more permissive, with their views on several issues the most liberal to date. http://www.gallup.com/poll/210542/americans-hold-record-liberal-views-moral-issues.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/210542/americans-hold-record-liberal-views-moral-issues.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 11 May 2017 17:45:00 GMT A majority of Americans continue to say a doctor should be allowed to end a patient's life by painless means if the patient requests it. Views are more divided, however, as to whether the practice of doctor-assisted suicide is morally acceptable. http://www.gallup.com/poll/193082/euthanasia-acceptable-solid-majority.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/193082/euthanasia-acceptable-solid-majority.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 24 Jun 2016 08:00:00 GMT Birth control, divorce, sex between unmarried people and gambling are among the issues Americans are most likely to find "morally acceptable." Lowest on this list are polygamy, extramarital affairs, and cloning animals and humans. http://www.gallup.com/poll/192404/birth-control-divorce-top-list-morally-acceptable-issues.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/192404/birth-control-divorce-top-list-morally-acceptable-issues.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 08 Jun 2016 17:45:00 GMT U.S. Jews and nonreligious Americans tend to be more liberal on moral issues than Protestants, Catholics and Mormons. Mormons diverge from all other groups on the morality of premarital sex and gambling. http://www.gallup.com/poll/191903/religious-groups-disagree-five-key-moral-issues.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/191903/religious-groups-disagree-five-key-moral-issues.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 26 May 2016 20:00:00 GMT Americans remain far more likely to say the state of moral values in the U.S. is getting worse (73%) than to say it is getting better (20%). The percentage who say moral values are getting worse is similar to what Gallup has recorded since 2011. http://www.gallup.com/poll/191858/americans-remain-pessimistic-state-moral-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/191858/americans-remain-pessimistic-state-moral-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 25 May 2016 17:15:00 GMT