Pentecostals and the Separation of Church and State
That’s the proportion of American pentecostals who say that the government should take steps to make the U.S. a Christian nation, rather than emphasizing the distinction between church and state.
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That’s the proportion of American pentecostals who say that the government should take steps to make the U.S. a Christian nation, rather than emphasizing the distinction between church and state.
That’s the proportion of Pakistanis who say they have a lot or some confidence in Al Queda leader Osama bin Laden to do the right thing in world affairs — still disturbingly high, but a substantial decline from the 51% who said so just two years ago.
That’s the percentage of foreign-born Latino workers in the lowest fifth of the wage distribution in 2005 — a decline from 42% in 1995.
The majority of adult internet users in the U.S. (57%) report watching or downloading some type of online video content and 19% do so on a typical day.
That’s the tiny percentage of Turkish public who say they have a favorable opinion of the U.S. in the recent Pew Global Attitudes survey, the lowest number among the 47 countries surveyed.
Among the 47 countries in the latest Pew Global Attitudes Survey, nearly equal numbers named the United States as a top ally (19) as named it as the biggest threat (17).
That’s the percentage of U.S. adults who say that when there is a marriage in which the parents are very unhappy with one another, their children are better off if the parents get divorced; only 19% disagree.
That’s the U.S. ranking on an international list of broadband adoption rates, down from No. 4 in 2001.
That’s the large percentage of American adults who favor allowing public schools to provide students with birth control information; only 18% oppose such instruction.
That’s the number of states, including 5 whose legislatures acted this year, that now have laws aiming to curb the threat of toxic waste created by the proliferation of discarded computer gear and other digital junk.
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