How common is religious fasting in the United States?
In the United States, 21% of adults overall say they fast for certain periods during holy times.
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In the United States, 21% of adults overall say they fast for certain periods during holy times.
Weekly Mass-goers and Catholic Republicans express higher levels of disapproval of the pope’s new restrictions.
Catholics are one of the largest religious groups in the United States, outnumbering any single Protestant denomination.
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.
71% of Hispanic Catholics see climate change as an extremely or very serious problem, compared with 49% of White, non-Hispanic Catholics.
Most parents pass along religious and political affiliations, and they do so at similarly high rates, according to a new analysis of several surveys.
Large numbers of Americans in many different religious groups express concern about fewer people getting married.
Most registered voters who are White Christians would vote for Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Joe Biden if the 2024 presidential election were held today.
58% of U.S. adults say they do not believe “we are living in the end times” – the destruction of the world as we know it.
46% of Americans report that they’ve been visited by a dead family member in a dream, while 31% report having been visited by dead relatives in some other form.
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