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Widespread speculation about the impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Americans' faith raises questions about the impact of earlier crises in U.S. history.

According to a Gallup poll conducted October 6-9, 2000, the vast majority of Americans are happy on a personal level and optimistic about the future of the United States. Marital status has a powerful impact on the levels of both happiness and ...

What role does religion play in the world today? Do people attend religious services on a regular basis? Gallup data collected in the United States, Canada and Great Britain suggest that at least in these countries, a majority do not. Most ...

What will likely be the Rev. Billy Graham's last U.S. evangelistic crusade starts this weekend, and the event has refocused attention on the group of religious Americans known as evangelicals. The term evangelical has been in general use for ...

Former Vice President Dan Quayle doesn't apologize for his controversial criticism 10 years ago of the trend of fatherless households portrayed on television. Although he took a lot of criticism from people who didn't feel single motherhood ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe that prayer does not belong in schools, regardless of who initiates and leads it. The case involved the constitutionality of student-led prayer broadcast ...

The phenomenal success of the Mel Gibson movie, “The Passion of the Christ,” has focused attention once again on the power of religion in the daily lives of Americans today. An analysis of Gallup Poll data asking Americans about their religious ...

With the calendar year for the U.S. Supreme Court coming to a close, the high court is in the process of announcing a flurry of decisions on some sensitive and high-profile topics. Recent Gallup polls have tested public opinion on the core ...

Gallup's April 18-21, 2005, national survey of 1,003 randomly selected Americans included this simple question: "If you could talk with President George W. Bush for fifteen minutes and give him advice about anything that's on your mind, what ...

An estimated 100 million adults, or every other person 18 and older, spent part of Easter Sunday at church services. This finding is based on Gallup data showing that typical weekly attendance swells from 40% to 50% on Easter Day.