Most Americans express support for taking in refugees, but opinions vary by party and other factors
72% of Americans say taking in civilian refugees should be an important goal for immigration policy in the United States.
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72% of Americans say taking in civilian refugees should be an important goal for immigration policy in the United States.
But they hold differing opinions about what that phrase means, and two-thirds of U.S. adults say churches should keep out of politics.
While the largest Christian traditions and religious “nones” can be consistently analyzed, smaller groups produce a large margin of error.
As the nation’s post-Roe chapter begins and the legal battle shifts to the states, here are key facts about Americans’ views on abortion.
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.
About three-quarters of U.S. Catholics (76%) say abortion should be illegal in some cases but legal in others.
Americans increasingly say gender is determined by one’s sex assigned at birth, but they differ by religion on this and other transgender issues.
The Census Bureau has collected data on Americans’ income, race, ethnicity, housing and other things, but it has never directly asked about their religion.
CORRECTION (May 23, 2024): A previous version of this report listed an incorrect figure for Hispanic Americans who regularly attend religious services and say they have heard at least a little about climate change in sermons. This has been updated and does not substantively affect the findings of this report. While many Americans tie their […]
Most Black Catholic churchgoers are racial minorities in their congregations, unlike White and Hispanic Catholics – and Black Protestants
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