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reportFeb 15, 2017

Americans Express Increasingly Warm Feelings Toward Religious Groups

Americans generally express more positive feelings toward various religious groups today than they did just a few years ago.
short readsFeb 7, 2017

Most refugees who enter the U.S. as religious minorities are Christians

A little over a third of the refugees admitted into the U.S. in fiscal 2016 were religious minorities in their home countries. Of those, 61% were Christians and 22% were Muslims.
reportApr 11, 2017

3. Government restrictions rise in nearly all regions in 2015

Government restrictions by region The median level of government restrictions on religion increased in four of the five regions analyzed in this report (Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe) from 2014 to 2015 and remained roughly the same in one region (the Americas). The largest increase occurred […]
reportAug 31, 2017

Five Centuries After Reformation, Catholic-Protestant Divide in Western Europe Has Faded

As Protestants prepare to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the prevailing view among Catholics and Protestants in Western Europe is that they are more similar religiously than they are different.
short readsApr 14, 2017

5 facts on how Americans view the Bible and other religious texts

This year, the Jewish festival of Passover coincides with the Christian celebration of Easter. Here are five key facts about Americans and their holy texts.
short readsDec 27, 2016

The Muslim gender gap in educational attainment is shrinking

Muslim women have made greater educational gains than Muslim men in most regions of the world.
short readsFeb 6, 2017

Diversity welcomed in Australia, U.S. despite uncertainty over Muslim integration

Nearly half of Australians and 56% of Americans say that growing cultural diversity makes their country a better place to live.
reportApr 11, 2017

1. Rise in countries with ‘very high’ government restrictions on religion in 2015

Countries with the most extensive government restrictions on religion Many countries have some form of government restriction on religion, whether it involves policies that favor some groups over others or outright bans on certain worship practices. But each year, a few countries stand out as having particularly extensive restrictions. In 2015, 23 of the 198 […]
short readsApr 7, 2017

Why people with no religion are projected to decline as a share of the world’s population

Though the percentage of religiously “nones” in America has risen, the global share of religiously unaffiliated people is expected to fall in coming decades.
reportAug 8, 2017

Gay Marriage Around the World

A fact sheet provides an overview of the situation in the nations where same-sex marriage is legal nationwide as well as countries that allow it in certain jurisdictions.

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Search results for: “muslims”

Americans Express Increasingly Warm Feelings Toward Religious Groups

Most refugees who enter the U.S. as religious minorities are Christians

3. Government restrictions rise in nearly all regions in 2015

Five Centuries After Reformation, Catholic-Protestant Divide in Western Europe Has Faded

5 facts on how Americans view the Bible and other religious texts

The Muslim gender gap in educational attainment is shrinking

Diversity welcomed in Australia, U.S. despite uncertainty over Muslim integration

1. Rise in countries with ‘very high’ government restrictions on religion in 2015

Why people with no religion are projected to decline as a share of the world’s population

Gay Marriage Around the World