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    1. Religious identity

    Christians’ share among U.S. adults has fallen across demographic groups since 2007, but there has been overall stability in religious makeup since 2020. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.

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    7. Importance of religion and the Bible

    About four-in-ten U.S. adults say religion is very important. Most Christians see the Bible as important to them. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.

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    4. Churches and religious organizations

    Opinions about churches and religious organizations have become somewhat more positive in recent years (59% today vs. 53% in late 2022). Religious affiliation Large majorities of Protestants and Catholics say that churches and religious organizations are having a positive effect on the country today, though White evangelical Protestants are particularly likely to say this. Eight-in-ten […]

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    Methodology

    The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 162 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from Feb. 3 to 9, 2025. A total of 9,544 panelists (including 1,787 Catholics) responded out of 10,594 who […]

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    Muchos católicos en Latinoamérica y los EE. UU. quieren que la Iglesia permita el uso de métodos anticonceptivos y que permita que las mujeres puedan ser sacerdotes

    Un nuevo análisis del Pew Research Center en seis países latinoamericanos (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, México y Perú) y los Estados Unidos revela que la mayoría de los católicos consideran que la Iglesia debería permitir el uso de métodos anticonceptivos y permitir que las mujeres puedan ser sacerdotes. Las opiniones están más divididas en lo […]

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    4. Views on the importance of religion to national identity

    Across the 21 countries where we asked this question, the role of religion in national identity varies widely by country. Majorities in 12 countries – most of which are high-income – say being part of the country’s main religious group is not an important piece of national identity. In the other nine countries where we asked […]

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