6. Religion, politics and society
Many in the region hold generally positive views of religion, but few want religious leaders to be involved in politics.
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Many in the region hold generally positive views of religion, but few want religious leaders to be involved in politics.
Government restrictions on religion, by region The global median score on the Government Restrictions Index (GRI) rose from 2.8 in 2020 to 3.0 in 2021, the highest it’s been since Pew Research Center created the index in 2007. Both Europe and the Americas saw increases in their regional GRI scores, though their median scores remained […]
Nearly all adults in the six countries surveyed say diversity has either a positive or a neutral impact on their country.
Negative views of religion’s influence on society are fairly common among religious “nones,” which include atheists and agnostics, in the 22 countries we analyzed.
Americans who go to religious services tend to worship at places where most other congregants and senior leaders share their race or ethnicity. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Buddhists, the religiously unaffiliated and Daoists each make up about a quarter of Taiwan’s adult population.
Across 12 high-income countries, a median of 64% of adults say they are dissatisfied with the way their democracy is working, while a median of 35% are satisfied.
Republicans are less likely than in 2024 to say there is discrimination against Black, Hispanic, Asian and White people.
In 2022, global median scores on the Center’s Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities Indexes mirrored 2021. But some regions saw change since 2021.
A rising share of Asian Americans say they have no religion (32%), but many consider themselves close to one or more religious traditions for reasons such as family or culture. Christianity is still the largest faith group among Asian Americans (34%).
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