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Different ways of estimating Americans' participation in worship ritual behavior provide different benefits to the social researcher. Tens of thousands of interviews conducted with random samples of Americans provide reliable estimates of how ...

There is no hard-and-fast definition of "evangelicals" in America today. For practical purposes, one approach is to define evangelicals as white, non-Catholic Christians who agree that the label "evangelical or born again" describes them. Recent ...

A recent CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll finds three-quarters of Americans have thought at least a moderate amount about the origin of human beings, and two-thirds say it matters to them which theory about how human beings came to exist is correct. ...

A recent Gallup survey shows that most Americans have somewhat tentative views about evolution, creationism, and intelligent design. Each concept professes to explain the origin and development of life on Earth, but few Americans are familiar ...

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 ...

It has been difficult for experts to get an accurate read on the percentage of evangelicals in the United States, and estimates can vary widely. Looking only at the basic Gallup Poll self-identification question, it would appear evangelical ...

Since 1952, Gallup has asked Americans how important religion is in their lives. The most recent survey shows 55% say religion is "very important" to them and another 28% say "fairly important." Sixteen percent of Americans say religion is "not ...

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 ...

As people prepare to celebrate Earth Day on Friday, a recent Gallup Poll finds two-thirds of Americans personally worried about the quality of the environment. The environment usually ranks near the bottom of the list of Americans' concerns, ...

Conventional wisdom maintains the teen years are a time of rebellion, when teens tend to question authority and challenge traditional norms. But when it comes to teens' beliefs about the Bible, it seems U.S. teens buck that conventional wisdom.