Religious Americans are less likely to endorse legal marijuana for recreational use
U.S. adults who are affiliated with a religion are less likely than religiously unaffiliated adults to support broadly legal marijuana.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
U.S. adults who are affiliated with a religion are less likely than religiously unaffiliated adults to support broadly legal marijuana.
About one-fifth of those Americans who have experienced online harassment say they believe they were targeted because of their religion.
Like U.S. adults overall, the majority of U.S. Catholics say abortion should be legal – at least in some cases.
Six-in-ten black adults say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations.”
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.
24% of U.S. adults overall say their faith has become stronger because of the coronavirus pandemic; just 2% say their faith has become weaker.
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%).
1615 L St. NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
USA
(+1) 202-419-4300 | Main
(+1) 202-857-8562 | Fax
(+1) 202-419-4372 | Media Inquiries
ABOUT PEW RESEARCH CENTER Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy positions. It is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
© 2024 Pew Research Center