Nearly one-in-five religiously unaffiliated Black Americans burn candles, incense or sage for spiritual or religious reasons

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March 17, 2021

Nine-in-ten Black ‘nones’ believe in God, but fewer pray or attend services

Nearly one-in-five religiously unaffiliated Black Americans burn candles, incense or sage for spiritual or religious reasons

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Nearly one-in-five religiously unaffiliated Black Americans burn candles, incense or sage for spiritual or religious reasons

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Nine-in-ten Black ‘nones’ believe in God, but fewer pray or attend services
Majority of religiously unaffiliated Black Americans believe that God controls what happens in the world
Nine-in-ten religiously unaffiliated Black Americans believe in some kind of higher power
Black ‘nones’ more likely than religiously affiliated Black Americans to believe in reincarnation

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