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July 20, 2019
#%22https://www.pewforum.org/2019/07/15/a-closer-look-at-how-religious-restrictions-have-risen-around-the-world/


** A closer look at how religious restrictions have risen around the world ([link removed])
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Government restrictions on religion – laws, policies and actions by state officials that restrict religious beliefs and practices – have increased around the world since 2007. The same is true of social hostilities involving religion, including violence and harassment by private individuals, organizations or groups. Our 10th annual report ([link removed]) dives deeper into these trends.
* Essay: What’s happening in some of the countries with the biggest changes? ([link removed])
* Key findings: How religious restrictions around the world have changed over a decade ([link removed])
* Middle East still home to highest levels of restrictions on religion ([link removed])

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#%22https://www.people-press.org/2019/07/18/democrats-ratings-of-partys-2020-field-better-than-in-2016-similar-to-2008/


** Democrats’ ratings of party’s 2020 field: Better than in 2016, similar to 2008 ([link removed])
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With a large slate of candidates to choose from and the first primary votes still more than six months off, Democratic voters express relatively high levels of satisfaction ([link removed]) with the Democratic presidential candidates as a group. The election also is attracting more interest than past elections did at similar points in the cycle.
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#%22https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/18/americans-say-the-nations-political-debate-has-grown-more-toxic-and-heated-rhetoric-could-lead-to-violence/


** Americans say the nation’s political debate has grown more toxic and ‘heated’ rhetoric could lead to violence ([link removed])
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President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on four lawmakers and an impassioned response from House Democrats are the latest chapter in a long-running debate over what language is appropriate – and what is out of bounds – in U.S. political debates. Here’s a look at Americans’ attitudes ([link removed]) on these questions.
* Growing share of Republicans say U.S. risks losing its identity if it is too open to foreigners ([link removed])

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#%22https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/16/how-is-polling-done-around-the-world/


** How is polling done around the world? ([link removed])
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Pew Research Center conducts polls in many countries outside the U.S., but the methodology behind our international surveys can vary from country to country. In the latest installment ([link removed]) of our Methods 101 video series, we look at some of the challenges of international polling.

📹 Watch our other Methods 101 videos:
* How can a survey of 1,000 people tell you what the whole U.S. thinks? ([link removed])
* How do you write survey questions that accurately measure public opinion? ([link removed])
* What are nonprobability surveys? ([link removed])
* Phone vs. online surveys: Why do respondents’ answers sometimes differ by mode? ([link removed])

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** About one-in-five adult Twitter users in the U.S. follow Trump ([link removed])
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President Donald Trump is a prolific Twitter user, using the social media site to promote his policies and criticize his opponents. But determining just how many Americans ([link removed]) follow Trump on the platform is more challenging than it may sound.
* Decoded: How public and private Twitter users in the U.S. compare ([link removed])

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** How Americans see the future of space exploration, 50 years after the first moon landing ([link removed])
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** Republicans have doubts that colleges, K-12 schools are open to range of viewpoints ([link removed])
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