13. Spiritual activities
63% do at least one of these things at least weekly for spiritual reasons: listen to music, look inward, exercise, meditate, visit nature or do yoga. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
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63% do at least one of these things at least weekly for spiritual reasons: listen to music, look inward, exercise, meditate, visit nature or do yoga. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Survey data shows that religious “nones” are, on average, less civically and politically engaged than people who identify with a religion. But the differences are often modest and tend to be concentrated among the subset of “nones” who describe their religion as “nothing in particular.” Indeed, by several measures, atheists and agnostics are about as […]
Most registered voters who are White Christians would vote for Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Joe Biden if the 2024 presidential election were held today.
Highly religious Americans tend to be Republican, while less religious adults lean Democratic. But this varies somewhat by race and ethnicity. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Most who use astrology (or a horoscope), tarot cards or a fortune teller say they do so just for fun rather than for insights about life.
Read more about how views of climate change and environmental laws vary by religious group. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Millions of Americans have switched religions over the course of their lives, and most say their religiousness or spirituality has generally shifted too. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
The religiously unaffiliated population is the world’s third-largest religious category and grew the second-fastest between 2010 and 2020.
Not all ‘nones’ are nonbelievers. Far from it. While the “nones” include many nonbelievers, 70% of “nones” say they believe in God or another higher power, and 63% say they believe in spiritual forces beyond the natural world. Overall, 19% of religious “nones” are strict nonbelievers who don’t believe in God or any higher power, […]
Most Americans support the separation of church and state. Still, half think the Bible should have at least some influence in US laws.
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