Faith Among Black Americans
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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Today, most Black adults say they rely on prayer to help make major decisions, and view opposing racism as essential to their religious faith.
Christians are more likely than religiously unaffiliated Americans to see the Supreme Court favorably (69% vs. 51%).
Catholics have less confidence in their clergy’s advice than Protestants – and are less likely to claim a close relationship with clergy.
Southern Baptists are the largest evangelical Protestant group in the United States. Yet the total number of Southern Baptists is falling.
The generation gap between millennials and older adults on social and political issues exists even among evangelical Protestants.
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Mormons place a very high value on good parenting and a successful marriage, and they are among the most involved in their congregations of any Christian faith.
Jehovah’s Witnesses, who make up just less than 1% of U.S. adults, are known for their door-to-door proselytism. But members of this denomination, which has its origins in 19th-century America, are also unique in many other ways.
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.
We sat down with Michael Hout, a professor of sociology at New York University, to examine possible reasons.
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