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- Faith Among Black Americans
- Most Black Americans who attend religious services go to Black congregations
- Younger Black adults less likely to attend predominantly Black congregations
- Most Black Protestants go to Black churches
- Race of their congregation not a high priority for most Black Americans
- Almost half of those who go to Black Protestant churches say they have heard sermons on racism
- Half of all Black churchgoers say services include speaking in tongues
- Younger Black Americans less connected to Black churches than older generations
- Young Black Americans are less likely to have grown up in a majority-Black congregation
- Black Americans more religious than U.S. public overall
- Among Black Americans, 3% identify as atheist or agnostic
- Slim majority of religiously unaffiliated Black adults pray at least monthly
- Congregations emphasize men’s financial responsibilities more than women’s
- African immigrants are more likely to be affiliated with a religion, less likely to be Protestant than U.S.-born Black Americans
- African immigrants more likely than U.S.-born and Caribbean-born to say religion very important to them
- Black Republicans and Democrats equally religious
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