International Opinion on Global Threats
Adults across 25 countries see the spread of false information online, the condition of the global economy and terrorism as major threats today.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Adults across 25 countries see the spread of false information online, the condition of the global economy and terrorism as major threats today.
Most feel awed by nature’s beauty and feel gratitude at least weekly. About 40% or more feel spiritual peace or think about life’s meaning this often. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Highly religious Americans are less likely than less religiously engaged adults to think the government should help people in need more. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Americans are split over whether religion and science are compatible or in conflict. But more see science as beneficial than as harmful for society. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Most say having a personal relationship with Jesus is essential to Catholic identity. Roughly half say this about Marian devotion and helping the poor.
Michael Rotolo contributed to this chapter. The COVID-19 pandemic had an enormous impact on how religious communities gather for worship. In a Pew Research Center survey in July 2020, a few months after the coronavirus struck the United States, just 6% of Americans who regularly attend religious services said their house of worship was open […]
In our 36-country survey, we asked respondents how large a problem various types of inequality are in their nation, including the gap between the rich and the poor, unequal rights for men and women, discrimination based on a person’s race or ethnicity, and discrimination based on a person’s religion. Here are some key takeaways: The […]
Very few Americans (5%) say that the way Hamas carried out its Oct. 7 attack against Israel was acceptable, but a somewhat larger share (22%) view Hamas’ reasons for fighting Israel as valid. Responding to a parallel set of questions about Israel, most Americans (58%) describe Israel’s reasons for fighting Hamas as valid, but the […]
By some measures, the world’s most religious countries are mostly in the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.
In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have had especially large losses.
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