9 facts about U.S. Catholics
Catholics are one of the largest religious groups in the United States, outnumbering any single Protestant denomination.
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Catholics are one of the largest religious groups in the United States, outnumbering any single Protestant denomination.
Although it’s possible that the “nones” have leveled off, it’s also possible that their growth has continued, but at a gradual pace that is difficult to see in the data.
Among religious groups, White evangelical Protestants continue to have the most positive opinion of Trump.
President Trump continues to be White Christians’ preferred candidate, but support among voters in three traditions has slipped since August.
Roughly seven-in-ten white evangelical Protestants approve of Trump’s presidential job performance. Other religious groups are more divided.
Most Christians in America say that whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by their sex at birth. Yet, many religious “nones” have different views.
The 2016 presidential exit polling reveals little change in the political alignments of U.S. religious groups.
There has long been a consensus that churches should not endorse specific candidates for public office, and a current law known as the Johnson Amendment prohibits them from involvement in political campaigns.
As Donald Trump has racked up big wins among self-described “born-again or evangelical” Christians in many of the early primaries, some religious leaders, political analysts and researchers have questioned whether many of these self-described evangelicals actually are evangelical Christians.
Evangelicals and churchgoing Republicans were initially skeptical of Trump, but their support for him has now firmed up.
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