What does it mean to be spiritual? And how does this animate our daily lives? These are the questions at the heart of Fetzer’s Study of Spirituality in America. Working with social scientists, theologians, and academic experts, we’ve designed a study to shine a light on unexplored questions about spirituality and civic life.
Abstract. The late James A. Davis characterized American public opinion in the Reagan era as “conservative weather” amidst a liberalizing “climate.” By climate,
Pride marketing campaigns and its harm for the LGBTQIA+ community
Along with the increasing support for the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month, comes the corporate incentive to align with these sentiments. To do so, companies engage in “rainbow-washing” through marketing themselves as LGBTQIA+ allies, primarily using their online platforms. Yet companies promoting pride are often not consistent with their support as they display very little to no meaningful contributions to the cause. Instead, they are merely capitalizing on the support the general public wishes to give the LGBTQIA+ community. Through this commercialization of Pride Month, it is established that the intention of these companies is just to profit. This heightened performative activism disguised as advocacy brings into question what Pride Month truly signifies.
By EMILY SWANSON
Last modified: Thursday, March 12, 2015
WASHINGTON In the late 1980s, support for gay marriage was essentially unheard of in America. Just a quarter century later, it’s now favored by clear majority of Americans. That dramatic shift in opinion is among the fastest changes ever measured by the General Social Survey, a comprehensive and widely respected survey that has measured trends on a huge array of American attitudes for more than four decades.
Support for a right of same-sex couples to marry has risen 8 percentage points in the past two years and jumped 45 points since the question was first asked in 1988, when only 11 percent of Americans said they agreed with the idea. The survey now finds that only a third of Americans are opposed to gay marriage.