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In U.S., Far More Support Than Oppose Separation of Church and State

Acknowledgments

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion.

Primary Researcher

Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director, Research

Research Team        

Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher Becka A. Alper, Senior Researcher Kiana Cox, Research Associate Claire Gecewicz, Research Associate Justin Nortey, Research Assistant Joshua Alvarado, Research Assistant                      

Methods Team         

Courtney Kennedy, Director of Survey Research Andrew Mercer, Senior Research Methodologist Nick Bertoni, Senior Panel Manager Ashley Amaya, Senior Survey Research Methodologist Dorene Asare-Marfo, Survey Research Methodologist Arnold Lau, Research Methodologist Nick Hatley, Research Analyst

Editorial and Graphic Design

Michael Lipka, Editorial Manager David Kent, Senior Copy Editor Rebecca Ann Leppert, Editorial Assistant Bill Webster, Senior Information Graphics Designer

Communications and Web Publishing

Stacy Rosenberg, Associate Director, Digital Travis Mitchell, Digital Producer Anna Schiller, Senior Communications Manager Kelsey Beveridge, Communications Associate

Others at Pew Research Center who provided valuable feedback and guidance on this project include Claudia Deane, vice president of research; Scott Keeter, senior survey advisor; Carroll Doherty, director of political research; and Jocelyn Kiley, associate director of research.

Pew Research Center also is grateful to Andrew L. Whitehead and Samuel L. Perry, authors of “Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States,” for their input.

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