A majority of Americans have a friend of a different religion
About six-in-ten U.S. adults say only some (43%) or hardly any or none (18%) of their friends have the same religion they do.
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About six-in-ten U.S. adults say only some (43%) or hardly any or none (18%) of their friends have the same religion they do.
There has been a jump in the share of U.S. adults who see the Supreme Court as “friendly” toward religion.
More than eight-in-ten people who say the U.S. should be a Christian nation (86%) are themselves Christian.
A modest share of people around the world see the United States as more religious than other wealthy nations – despite considerable evidence that it is.
17% of U.S. adults have unfollowed, unfriended, blocked or changed their settings to see less of someone on social media because of religious content the person posted or shared.
While the largest Christian traditions and religious “nones” can be consistently analyzed, smaller groups produce a large margin of error.
Americans increasingly say gender is determined by one’s sex assigned at birth, but they differ by religion on this and other transgender issues.
Large numbers of Americans in many different religious groups express concern about fewer people getting married.
Many Americans who are highly religious and identify with certain Christian traditions express discomfort with human enhancement.
Based on formal religious identity, China is the least religious country in the world – with just 10% of Chinese adults self-identifying with a religion.
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