Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The public school system in the U.S. continues to receive low grades from the public with most people referring private schools by a wide margin.
Tag Archives: Gallup
Poll: American Approval of Polygamy at Record High
A new poll has found that a record number of Americans now find polygamy to be morally permissible, which could be due, at least in part, to popular reality TV shows such as Sister Wives.
Poll: Americans Leaning More Liberal, But Only On Some Issues
Gallup’s latest Values and Beliefs poll reveals that Americans are becoming more liberal on certain moral issues, such as birth control and sex outside marriage, but are still conservative when it comes to issues such as abortion, pornography, cloning and adultery.
Poll: American Morality Continues to Decline
A new Gallup poll has found that the American public is becoming increasingly tolerant of immorality, with record levels approving of issues such as birth control, same-sex relations, polygamy and out-of-wedlock births.
Poll: Fewer Americans See Marriage as Important
A variety of cultural trends such as same-sex marriage and cohabitation have weakened the concept of marriage in the minds of Americans, with record numbers now saying it’s not very important to get married.
Study: God is Alive and Well in America
Contrary to the liberal “spin” that America is moving away from its religious roots, a new Gallup study of religion in America finds that seven out of ten Americans say they’re either very or at least moderately religious.
Obama Campaign Tries to Intimidate Pollster
One of the most respected pollsters in the world, Gallup, has revealed email evidence of attempts by Obama campaign advisor David Axelrod to intimidate them into “changing their methodology” after they released polls showing GOP challenger Mitt Romney to be ahead in the race for the presidency.
Number of Pro-Choice Americans Hits Record Low
The percentage of Americans who identify themselves as “pro-choice” has hit record lows according to a new Gallup survey.
Poll: Americans Are Seriously Fed Up
A new Gallup poll has found that the mood of voters heading into the 2012 election year is significantly gloomier than it was in 2008 when President Barack Obama was elected, with those expressing concern about the nation’s moral climate reaching record highs.
Conservatives in U.S. Now Outnumber Liberals 2 to 1
A new survey by polling giant Gallup, Inc. has found that the number of Americans who identify themselves as conservative has risen to 42 percent this year.
