New posting: Moral State of the Union

America’s moral climate would not get high marks if many Americans were giving out letter grades.

That’s according to the “Moral State of the Union” survey results released today by the Religion News Service and Public Religion Research Institute.

The results come just as President Barack Obama’s third State of the Union address draws near.

The “Moral State of the Union” survey found that about 38 percent of Americans would give the country’s moral climate a “C.”  Thirty-seven percent of the survey respondents said they would give America’s moral climate a “D” or “F” while only 22 percent said they would give the current climate a grade of “A” or “B.”

Survey responses showed a partisan divide as well.

Perhaps this shouldn’t surprise anyone.

“We find Americans view the country moral climate through a partisan lens” said Robert P. Jones, CEO and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute. “Both Republicans and those who identify with the Tea Party Movement are more than twice as likely as Democrats to give the nation’s moral climate a ’D’ or ‘F.’”

Read more about the survey results here: “Survey: Only 1 in 5 Give ‘Moral State of the Union’ High Marks.”  

Carla Hinton

Religion Editor