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short readsJan 25, 2022

Four-in-ten countries and territories worldwide had blasphemy laws in 2019

79 countries and territories out of the 198 studied around the world (40%) had laws or policies in 2019 banning blasphemy.
short readsSep 1, 2021

Muslims are a growing presence in U.S., but still face negative views from the public

The U.S. Muslim population has grown in the decades since 9/11, but views toward them have become increasingly polarized along political lines.
reportSep 30, 2021

2. Harassment of religious groups reaches new peak in 2019

The number of countries and territories where religious groups experienced harassment by governments and social groups reached 190 (out of 198 analyzed) in 2019, a higher number than in any other year of the study. This figure is up from 185 in 2018. The harassment measured in the study includes a wide variety of actions […]
featureNov 19, 2021

In their own words, how Americans explain why bad things happen

Why is there so much suffering and evil in the world? This question can be particularly confounding for those who believe in a good and all-powerful God, as is often described in the Abrahamic religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. For centuries, philosophers and theologians have grappled with this “problem of evil.”
reportAug 30, 2023

2. Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese folk religions

Confucianism Named after the sage Confucius (b. 551 B.C.E.), Confucianism is one of the most important philosophical traditions in China. Although it’s widely considered a spiritual philosophy, some scholars classify it as a religion. Its beliefs center on a pervasive, invisible divine power – tian (天), usually translated as “heaven” – that controls humans’ fate […]
data essaySep 2, 2021

Two Decades Later, the Enduring Legacy of 9/11

Twenty years ago, Americans came together – bonded by sadness and patriotism – after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But a review of public opinion in the two decades since finds that unity was fleeting. It also shows how support for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq was strong initially but fell over time.
reportSep 30, 2021

Globally, Social Hostilities Related to Religion Decline in 2019, While Government Restrictions Remain at Highest Levels

Social hostilities involving religion, including violence and harassment against religious groups by private individuals and groups, declined in 2019, according to Pew Research Center’s 12th annual study of global restrictions on religion, which examines 198 countries and territories.
reportSep 30, 2021

3. Median index scores for government restrictions, social hostilities involving religion declined or remained stable in most regions in 2019

CORRECTION (Dec. 19, 2025): Two charts and some of the text in this chapter have been revised to correct the SHI median scores for the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and the Middle East-North Africa region, and to revise Norway’s SHI category. The median scores changed by 0.1 point for each of these three regions. Refer to the errata […]
short readsDec 21, 2021

Christians, religiously unaffiliated differ on whether most things in society can be divided into good, evil

Highly religious Americans are much more likely to see society in those terms, while nonreligious people tend to see more ambiguity.
short readsDec 7, 2021

African immigrants in U.S. more religious than other Black Americans, and more likely to be Catholic

Immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa tend to be more religious than U.S.-born Black adults or immigrants from the Caribbean.

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Four-in-ten countries and territories worldwide had blasphemy laws in 2019

Muslims are a growing presence in U.S., but still face negative views from the public

2. Harassment of religious groups reaches new peak in 2019

In their own words, how Americans explain why bad things happen

2. Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese folk religions

Two Decades Later, the Enduring Legacy of 9/11

Globally, Social Hostilities Related to Religion Decline in 2019, While Government Restrictions Remain at Highest Levels

3. Median index scores for government restrictions, social hostilities involving religion declined or remained stable in most regions in 2019

Christians, religiously unaffiliated differ on whether most things in society can be divided into good, evil

African immigrants in U.S. more religious than other Black Americans, and more likely to be Catholic

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