{"id":304065,"date":"2026-05-14T09:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=304065"},"modified":"2026-05-14T10:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:35:44","slug":"acknowledgments-religion-influence-public-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/05\/14\/acknowledgments-religion-influence-public-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Acknowledgments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/religion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pewresearch.org\/religion<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"primary-researchers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Primary researchers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chip Rotolo, <em>Research Associate<\/em><br>Gregory A. Smith, <em>Senior Associate Director, Research<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"research-team\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alan Cooperman, <em>Director, Religion Research<\/em><br>Besheer Mohamed, <em>Principal Researcher<\/em><br>Becka A. 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