Black Catholics in America
Most Black Catholic churchgoers are racial minorities in their congregations, unlike White and Hispanic Catholics – and Black Protestants
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Most Black Catholic churchgoers are racial minorities in their congregations, unlike White and Hispanic Catholics – and Black Protestants
Today, most Black adults say they rely on prayer to help make major decisions, and view opposing racism as essential to their religious faith.
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While white Democrats are less likely to be religious than Republicans, nonwhite Democrats more closely resemble Republicans overall on certain religious measures.
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The generation gap between millennials and older adults on social and political issues exists even among evangelical Protestants.
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