U.S. Christians more likely than ‘nones’ to say situation at the border is a crisis
Majorities of White Christian groups say the large number of migrants seeking to enter at the border with Mexico is a “crisis” for the United States.
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Majorities of White Christian groups say the large number of migrants seeking to enter at the border with Mexico is a “crisis” for the United States.
There has been a jump in the share of U.S. adults who see the Supreme Court as “friendly” toward religion.
Here are key findings from our research on the relationship between religion and government in the U.S. and Americans’ views on the issue.
The Census Bureau has collected data on Americans’ income, race, ethnicity, housing and other things, but it has never directly asked about their religion.
Although Catholicism has long been one of the largest U.S. religious groups, John F. Kennedy and Joe Biden are the only Catholic presidents.
White evangelical Protestants are slightly less positive about the president’s response to the coronavirus pandemic now than in March.
A majority of Americans say Trump is “not too” or “not at all” religious. Half either say they’re not sure what his religion is or that he has none.
President Trump has called himself a defender of religious liberty. But how do Americans see his administration’s effect on religious groups?
77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
Christians are more likely than religiously unaffiliated Americans to see the Supreme Court favorably (69% vs. 51%).
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