---
title: "Video: How the U.S. Public Became Less Religious"
description: "Highlights from the Pew Research report “U.S. Public Becoming Less Religious.” There has been a modest drop in overall rates of belief in God and participation in religious practices. But religiously affiliated Americans are as observant as before."
date: "2015-11-03"
authors:
  - name: "Benjamin Wormald"
    job_title: "Senior Engineer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/benjamin-wormald/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/11/03/video-how-the-u-s-public-became-less-religious/"
categories:
  - "Beliefs & Practices"
  - "Religion"
  - "Religion & Politics"
---

# Video: How the U.S. Public Became Less Religious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykr4WeHaJNE

Highlights from the Pew Research report ["U.S. Public Becoming Less Religious."](https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/11/03/u-s-public-becoming-less-religious/) There has been a modest drop in overall rates of belief in God and participation in religious practices. But religiously affiliated Americans are as observant as before.