Unlike other U.S. religious groups, most atheists and agnostics oppose the death penalty
Roughly two-thirds of atheists (65%) and six-in-ten agnostics (57%) either “strongly” or “somewhat” oppose the death penalty.
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Roughly two-thirds of atheists (65%) and six-in-ten agnostics (57%) either “strongly” or “somewhat” oppose the death penalty.
A rising share of Asian Americans say they have no religion (32%), but many consider themselves close to one or more religious traditions for reasons such as family or culture. Christianity is still the largest faith group among Asian Americans (34%).
Whether the U.S. will continue to have a Christian majority in 2070 will depend on many factors, including religious “switching.”
Most Americans say it’s not necessary to believe in God in order to be moral and have good values, according to a spring 2022 survey.
In 2020, properties in 102 of the 198 countries and territories in the study were targeted in incidents tied to religion.
Highly religious Americans are much more likely to see society in those terms, while nonreligious people tend to see more ambiguity.
Among the 32 places surveyed, support for legal same-sex marriage is highest in Sweden, where 92% of adults favor it, and lowest in Nigeria, where only 2% back it.
Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, even as their share among Latino adults has steadily declined over the past decade. The share of Latinos who are religiously unaffiliated is now on par with U.S. adults overall.
U.S. adults who are affiliated with a religion are less likely than religiously unaffiliated adults to support broadly legal marijuana.
Most U.S. adults do not believe that requests for religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine are sincere.
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