Nine-in-ten Black ‘nones’ believe in God, but fewer pray or attend services
The vast majority of religiously unaffiliated Black Americans believe in God and about half pray regularly, although few attend services.
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The vast majority of religiously unaffiliated Black Americans believe in God and about half pray regularly, although few attend services.
The 2016 presidential exit polling reveals little change in the political alignments of U.S. religious groups.
As the percentage of U.S. adults who do not identify with a religious group grows, we asked these people to explain, in their own words, why they left.
A discussion with David Voas of the Department of Social Science at University College London on the gender gap in religion around the world.
We sat down with Michael Hout, a professor of sociology at New York University, to examine possible reasons.
Religion and science have often been seen as being in conflict. But are religious faith and the scientific enterprise really at odds with each other?
Making up just 0.5% of U.S. adults, Seventh-day Adventists are extremely devout and are one of the country’s most diverse religious groups by race and ethnicity.
Does intermarriage lead to assimilation and weaken the Jewish community? Or does it strengthen and diversify the Jewish community?
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