Martin Luther King, Jr. once commented that the Sunday morning Church hour was the most segregated hour in America. Forty years later, as the nation prepares to inaugurate its first African-American President, there are still plenty of predominantly white and black Churches.
Eighty-eight percent (88%) of American adults say they will be celebrating Christmas this holiday season, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
No holiday season seems complete without legal battles over religious symbols displayed on public property, but 74% of American adults think such displays should be allowed.
With the Christmas season upon us, 61% of adults nationwide say life in the United States would be better if more Americans lived as Christians.
With only two days left until Christmas, 20% of adults have not started their holiday shopping yet. But the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 58% say they’ve finished their shopping.
More than half of adults (55%) say they are less likely to travel during the holiday season this year compared to past years. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that only eight percent (8%) are more likely to travel this year.
Forty-four percent (44%) of America’s adults attend Christian church services at least twice a month, and 92% of these regular churchgoers believe the God of the Bible is the one true God.
While the message sometimes gets lost in all the commercialization, 64% of Americans say they will celebrate Christmas this Thursday as a religious holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ.
Two-thirds (66%) of American adults say Christmas is one of the nation’s most important holidays in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Over one-out-of-five U.S. voters (22%) say the federal government should outlaw tobacco smoking, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
As the National Football League playoff picture begins to take shape, the battles for the two wild card positions in each conference are among the most intriguing stories as the season winds down. Recent Rasmussen Reports surveys in Florida, Georgia and Massachusetts examined the confidence among adults in those states in their team’s ability to make the post season tournament.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of U.S. voters say they are willing to pay more for goods and services if it means a cleaner environment, even as President-elect Obama promises to move ahead aggressively on both the economic and ecological fronts.
With just one weekend left until Christmas Day, nearly a third of adults (31%) still have not started their holiday shopping yet. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 29% have already finished.
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Americans generally say “Merry Christmas” to greet people at this time of year, but 71% are not offended by others who say “Happy Holidays.”
Jay Leno, host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," is moving to prime time next fall, and 42% of adults are at least somewhat likely to watch his new show, according to a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
With just three games left in the National Football League’s regular season, 22% of football fans think the New York Giants will win their second straight Super Bowl this year while 17% expect the Tennessee Titans to emerge victorious from the championship game.
With only two weeks left until Christmas, 33% of Americans nationwide still haven’t begun their holiday shopping yet. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 22% have already finished leaving nearly half somewhere in the middle.
In another measure of the country's troubled economy, two-out-of-three adults (66%) are cutting down on the number of people they are buying gifts for this year and concentrating on their families this holiday season.
The Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears are in first and second place in the National Football Conference Northern division respectively, and Vikings fans are much more confident than their rivals about a playoff bid.
When TV turns digital this February, only a quarter (25%) of adults say they are at least somewhat concerned about their reception following the transition. Just 11% are Very Concerned.
