PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization conducting research at the intersection of religion, values, and public life. www.prri.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mx5p7bat4s2n“The finding that Gen Z men were more likely to say the government should subsidize childcare when one parent stays at home is notable and perhaps speaks to the growing distance we see between Gen Z men and women with respect to parenthood,” explains @melissadeckman.bsky.social. Read more: https://19thnews.org/2026/10/poll-gen-z-federal-government-childcare-costs/05 Oct 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5p7bat4s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mx5emnyelc2m"@robertpjones.bsky.social tells @theguardian.com that demographic changes, support for Christian nationalism, and Trump's language about racial purity all informed his decision to start 'Backslide' by looking at the rise of the Nazi Party." More in today's Morning Buzz ⬇️ https://prri.substack.com/p/christian-nationalism-expert-warns?r=55igcc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true05 Oct 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5emnyelc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mwyi6l4dts2t“Despite the alarming trajectory detailed in Backslide, Jones resists total pessimism.” New interview with PRRI President and Founder @robertpjones.bsky.social from @theguardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/oct/03/robert-p-jones-backslide-interview03 Oct 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyi6l4dts2thttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mwwbualrdk22@apnews.com - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is launching an office of religious affairs. Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity into his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting Christian worship services for employees and speaking of the U.S. as a Christian nation. https://apnews.com/article/pete-hegseth-defense-department-pentagon-religion-41405eb6dd60ca5a3f45fe3387f8295202 Oct 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwbualrdk22https://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mwvqjvsvjk2uPRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social quoted in this article: “You have a story where Gen Z is really put off by party.” Deckman adds that “Gen Z women are a distinct group compared to both their young male counterparts and also other American women.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvqjvsvjk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mwtiirkxok2tA large majority of Americans (71%) agree that transgender people deserve the same rights and protections as other Americans. The Department of Education has rescinded the Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination for students based on sexual orientation and gender identity. https://thehill.com/homenews/education/6115216-education-department-title-ix-lgbtq-trans-students/01 Oct 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtiirkxok2thttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mwlyyacxhs2zA majority of Americans (55%) agree that “the Supreme Court has been too willing to let President Trump expand his power,” compared with 41% of those who disagree. The Supreme Court has allowed states to verify the eligibility of voters with the Department of Homeland Security program: https://apnews.com/article/save-database-noncitizen-voters-trump-supreme-court-412e12f5a492dd20e407812f30f7c13928 Sep 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlyyacxhs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mwecafyoxs2zA new op-ed by @melissadeckman.bsky.social and @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social examines conservatism in Utah, finding that the state has a slightly higher proportion of people who resist Christian nationalism (68%) than the country as a whole (64%), the only red state with that distinction. Read more: https://religionnews.com/2026/09/24/can-a-person-be-very-conservative-and-also-oppose-christian-nationalism-our-survey-says-yes/25 Sep 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwecafyoxs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mwbp5nzw4c2lNew Analysis: Nearly two-thirds of Americans qualify as Christian nationalism Rejecters (27%) or Skeptics (37%), compared with roughly three in ten who qualify as Sympathizers (21%) or Adherents (11%). ⬇️ Keep reading for more findings from a new report by PRRI and @snfagora.bsky.social.24 Sep 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbp5nzw4c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mwbgcuyhhc2sNew from @melissadeckman.bsky.social and @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social at @newsweek.com "A potential electoral backlash to Trump’s appeals to Christian nationalism may also be spurred by the rising prominence of progressive religious voices on the campaign trail." https://www.newsweek.com/resistance-to-christian-nationalism-could-help-decide-midterms-opinion-1247231324 Sep 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbgcuyhhc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mw7d6b5rt22zTomorrow at 11:00 AM ET on Substack Live, join @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social and @melissadeckman.bsky.social to discuss a new survey report examining the religious, political, and demographic makeup of Americans who resist Christian nationalist ideology. Tune in: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/37499223 Sep 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7d6b5rt22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mw2dokksks2q“This has been very quickly transposed from an economic or political issue to a moral issue,” @robertpjones.bsky.social explains. The issue of AI has united denominations and faith traditions that often disagree in political debates. Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jesus-data-centers-religion-pastors-ai-debate-pulpits-rcna59472121 Sep 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2dokksks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mvsus5iov22hMost Americans (73%) agree that mandatory vaccines for children should be legal in all or most cases; only one in four disagree (24%). HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address at an anti-vaccine conference, telling attendees that they had a friend in Trump’s White House. https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-maha-health-policy-healthcare-88fe8ffee685d48f8256c9596d7ba0fa?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share18 Sep 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsus5iov22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mvq67yqw3k24"Hispanic Americans – Republican, Democrat, and independent – are experiencing a growing sense of isolation, feeling less safe, less welcome, and more like strangers in their own country," explains PRRI Director of Research Diana Orcès. Read Orcès' full comments in @theconversation.com: https://theconversation.com/why-hispanic-americans-are-losing-faith-in-the-american-dream-29177517 Sep 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq67yqw3k24https://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mvnkamemac2xAccording to the PRRI Census of American Religion, young women (18-29) have shed religious labels steadily since 2013, when 29% identified as religiously unaffiliated. By 2024, that figure grew to 40%, and in 2025, it increased to 43%. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/opinion/church-women-abuse-faith-control.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BlE.SZWz.jFBccAMo4fqK&smid=url-share16 Sep 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnkamemac2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mvitg5saak2z@robertpjones.bsky.social explains that as VP JD Vance begins positioning himself for a potential 2028 presidential run, his appeal to Christian values is underpinned by demographic factors that show self-identified Republicans to be “more than two-thirds white and Christian.” Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/13/jd-vance-religion-catholic-evangelical-maga?utm_source=chatgpt.com14 Sep 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvitg5saak2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mvb3abg56c2yAmong Trump voters, nearly two in ten (19%) now hold unfavorable views of him, compared to just 10% at the beginning of his second term in 2025. Learn more in a new analysis: https://prri.org/spotlight/how-dissatisfied-trump-voters-view-the-state-of-the-country/11 Sep 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvb3abg56c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mv6nkyxjjk2x@melissadeckman.bsky.social explains that these Gen Z women came to political consciousness when a man who boasted about sexual assault defeated a woman to win the presidency. “I think that, combined with the policies, really turned off a generation of young women” from conservative politics. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/post-roe-gen-z-conservative-women/tnamp/10 Sep 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6nkyxjjk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mv4caafjcc2d85% of white evangelical Protestants reported that they voted for the President-elect. Although President Trump and the MAGA movement seem ambivalent about many policies championed by George W. Bush, one legacy Trump does benefit from is ongoing support from Christian evangelicals. Listen now: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/05/nx-s1-5954545/the-republican-midterm-convention-is-taking-place-in-the-heart-of-bush-country09 Sep 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4caafjcc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mv47jgkya22s@robertpjones.bsky.social told @christianpaz.bsky.social at @vox.com, "If you take everyone who supports a Christian nationalist worldview, it’s only about 3 in 10 Americans. Now that’s a lot... But it does mean that the country as a whole rejects that worldview by a margin of 2-to-1." [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv47jgkya22shttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3muz6awhboc2wOut Today! Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy by @robertpjones.bsky.social Publishers Weekly called Backslide “bracing” and “a potent reckoning” and has named it one of the top 10 most anticipated fall religion books. https://bookshop.org/a/116849/978125043113408 Sep 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz6awhboc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3muppotdors2gThe 2025 PRRI American Values Survey finds that most Americans (69%) disagree with the statement “If states cannot get voter fraud under control, President Trump should postpone the 2026 midterm elections for Congress,” compared with 26% who agree. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-supreme-court-postal-service-mail-ballot-rules/04 Sep 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3muppotdors2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mumui6tgek2pWhat is the role of white Christian voters in the 2026 Midterms? A new Substack piece from PRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social explores the intersection of gender and religion in Americans' voting choices. Read more: https://prri.substack.com/p/the-role-of-white-christian-voters?r=55igcc&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web03 Sep 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumui6tgek2phttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3muhwkpj2uc2sNew @nytimes.com op-ed from PRRI Senior Democracy Fellow @kkdumez.bsky.social uses PRRI data to explore the intersection between white Christian women’s cultural preferences and political actions. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/opinion/christian-women-voting-culture.html?unlocked_article_code=1.91A.Uk4o.8NmO43x7sHAy&smid=url-share01 Sep 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhwkpj2uc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/prri.org/post/3mufl6fivq22mOvernight, the U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks for the first time in a month. Two-thirds of Americans hold unfavorable views of Trump’s handling of the War in Iran (66%), compared with 29% of Americans who hold favorable views. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/world/middleeast/us-iran-uae-jordan-attacks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9lA.kbrV.L2d50eRlteRm&smid=url-share31 Aug 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:hmrg3ylecoiy4kxt5qei35km/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufl6fivq22m