U.S. Christians more likely than ‘nones’ to say situation at the border is a crisis
Majorities of White Christian groups say the large number of migrants seeking to enter at the border with Mexico is a “crisis” for the United States.
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Majorities of White Christian groups say the large number of migrants seeking to enter at the border with Mexico is a “crisis” for the United States.
Most registered voters who are White Christians would vote for Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Joe Biden if the 2024 presidential election were held today.
Among religious groups, White evangelical Protestants continue to have the most positive opinion of Trump.
In the United States, 21% of adults overall say they fast for certain periods during holy times.
Catholics are one of the largest religious groups in the United States, outnumbering any single Protestant denomination.
While Biden’s rating is still low among White Christians, positive ratings also fell among Black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated.
Black American religious life is diverse, encompassing a wide range of religious affiliations, worship practices and beliefs.
71% of Hispanic Catholics see climate change as an extremely or very serious problem, compared with 49% of White, non-Hispanic Catholics.
58% of U.S. adults say they do not believe “we are living in the end times” – the destruction of the world as we know it.
Americans increasingly say gender is determined by one’s sex assigned at birth, but they differ by religion on this and other transgender issues.
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