Teens in the South more likely than other U.S. teens to experience religion in public school
Teens in the South express their religion in school more often than teens in other parts of the United States.
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Teens in the South express their religion in school more often than teens in other parts of the United States.
U.S. Jews have relatively high levels of religious knowledge. But other Americans are unable to answer some basic questions about Jewish practices.
Atheists and agnostics know more about religion than most other religious groups, while those with no particular religion are among the least knowledgeable.
Americans who personally know someone in a different religious group are more likely to feel positively about members of that group.
About half of black Muslims are converts to Islam, a relatively high conversion level. Black Muslims, like black Americans overall, have high levels of religious commitment.
Most states in the U.S. allow children to be exempt from vaccinations due to religious concerns.
A declining share of Canadians identify as Christians. Most Canadians say religion’s influence in public life is waning in their country.
The immigrant experience is deeply ingrained in the fabric of Islam in America.
More Muslim adults say they fast during Ramadan than say they pray five times a day or attend mosque weekly.
About a quarter of adults who were raised Muslim no longer identify as members of the faith. But Islam gains about as many converts as it loses.
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