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45% of Americans Say U.S. Should Be a ‘Christian Nation’
Roughly four-in-ten U.S. adults say churches and religious organizations have too much political influence
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- 45% of Americans Say U.S. Should Be a ‘Christian Nation’
- More than four-in-ten U.S. adults say the country should be a ‘Christian nation,’ but far fewer want churches to endorse candidates, speak out on politics
- Many Americans who say U.S. should be a ‘Christian nation’ do not want the federal government to declare it officially
- Among those who want U.S. to be a ‘Christian nation,’ upward of half say Bible should influence U.S. laws and take precedence over the will of the people
- Those who say U.S. should be a ‘Christian nation’ divided about the impact of religious diversity
- What does the phrase ‘Christian nation’ mean to you?
- More than half of U.S. adults have heard nothing at all about ‘Christian nationalism’
- About a third of Americans now say Supreme Court is friendly to religion
- Three-quarters of U.S. adults say religion is losing influence in American life
- Over past year, no increase in share of people in any religious category who feel their side has been winning on political issues; all groups feel they are losing
- Republicans and Democrats agree that the GOP is ‘friendly’ toward religion; no similar consensus about Democratic Party
- Most Democrats say Biden administration is ‘neutral’ toward religion; most Republicans say it is ‘unfriendly’
- Six-in-ten Christians say U.S. should be a ‘Christian nation’
- A third of U.S. Christians see patriotism as essential to their Christian identity; far more see belief in God, moral life, relationship with Jesus as essential
- Roughly four-in-ten U.S. adults say churches and religious organizations have too much political influence
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