Key findings about the religious composition of India
Religious pluralism has long been a core value in India. A new report shows that India’s religious composition has been fairly stable since 1951.
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Religious pluralism has long been a core value in India. A new report shows that India’s religious composition has been fairly stable since 1951.
In the United States, 21% of adults overall say they fast for certain periods during holy times.
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%).
Most U.S. adults are neutral toward several religious groups, though Americans tend to rate their own religious group positively. More than a third of Americans hold unfavorable views of multiple religious groups.
Most say Francis represents change in the church. And many say the church should allow priests to marry and let Catholics use birth control.
About a third of U.S. parents with children under 18 say it’s extremely or very important to them that their kids share their religious beliefs.
58% of U.S. adults say they do not believe “we are living in the end times” – the destruction of the world as we know it.
Self-identified Christians make up 63% of the U.S. population in 2021, down from 75% a decade ago.
Disagreements among Americans across the religious spectrum extend to personal issues, such as life priorities and gender roles in the family.
Today, there are millions of Christians in India, although they make up just 2.4% of the country’s massive population.
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