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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.
Just about a third of Indian adults (35%) say they ever practice yoga, including 22% who say they do so monthly or less.
The Chinese Communist Party is preparing for its 20th National Congress, an event likely to result in an unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping. Since Xi took office in 2013, opinion of China in the U.S. and other advanced economies has turned more negative. How did it get to be this way?
The nationwide incarceration rate is 810 prison or jail inmates for every 100,000 adult residents ages 18 and older.
Indians see religious tolerance as a central part of who they are as a nation. Across the major religious groups, most people say it is very important to respect all religions to be “truly Indian.”
By several standard measures, Indians are highly religious. A majority of Indian adults pray daily (60%), more than two-thirds visit a house of worship at least monthly (71%), and an overwhelming share say religion is very important in their lives (84%). Previous Pew Research Center surveys show much less importance given to religion in several […]
Wide majorities in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed say having people of many different backgrounds improves their society, but most also see conflicts between partisan, racial and ethnic groups.
In 2018, this study’s sources continued to report harassment against religious groups – either by governments or social groups and individuals – in the vast majority of countries around the world (185 out of 198).[29. numoffset=”29″ These figures indicate whether at least one incident of harassment was reported against a religious group in each country. […]
In some countries – particularly in a segment of West and Central Africa – polygamy is frequently legal and widespread.
What does it mean to be Jewish in America? A new Pew Research Center survey looks into this diverse group.
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