Religious ‘switching’ patterns will help determine Christianity’s course in U.S.
Whether the U.S. will continue to have a Christian majority in 2070 will depend on many factors, including religious “switching.”
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Whether the U.S. will continue to have a Christian majority in 2070 will depend on many factors, including religious “switching.”
Overall, 56% of Singaporean adults say that having people of different religions, ethnic groups and cultures makes the country a better place to live.
While Biden’s rating is still low among White Christians, positive ratings also fell among Black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated.
Highly religious Americans are much more likely to see society in those terms, while nonreligious people tend to see more ambiguity.
The vast majority of religiously unaffiliated Black Americans believe in God and about half pray regularly, although few attend services.
Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.
Disagreements among Americans across the religious spectrum extend to personal issues, such as life priorities and gender roles in the family.
A new analysis of survey data finds that there has been no large-scale departure from evangelicalism among White Americans.
A majority of Americans say Trump is “not too” or “not at all” religious. Half either say they’re not sure what his religion is or that he has none.
Trump’s approval rating has dropped among a range of religious groups, including white evangelicals – though they remain strongly supportive.
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