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A median of 45% across 34 surveyed countries say it is necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values. However, public opinion on this question, as well as the role of God, prayer and religion varies by country, region and economic development.

The separation of church and state has come under scrutiny again after the Supreme Court sided with religious conservatives in several rulings.

Trump’s approval rating has dropped among a range of religious groups, including white evangelicals – though they remain strongly supportive.

When it comes to abortion, members of Congress are starkly divided by party. Yet the partisan divide among Americans themselves is less stark.

Six-in-ten black adults say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations.”

White evangelical Protestants are slightly less positive about the president's response to the coronavirus pandemic now than in March.

President Trump has called himself a defender of religious liberty. But how do Americans see his administration’s effect on religious groups?

24% of U.S. adults overall say their faith has become stronger because of the coronavirus pandemic; just 2% say their faith has become weaker.

Roughly one-in-five of the Christian congregations we analyzed in an eight-week period heard at least one sermon that mentioned abortion.

Only 10 states are preventing in-person religious gatherings in any form, according to our analysis of recent state-level regulations.