Around 4 in 10 Americans have become more spiritual over time; fewer have become more religious
Most Americans are spiritual or religious in some way and many also say their spirituality and level of religiosity have changed over time.
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Most Americans are spiritual or religious in some way and many also say their spirituality and level of religiosity have changed over time.
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 Black Catholic churchgoers are racial minorities in their congregations, unlike White and Hispanic Catholics – and Black Protestants
46% of Americans report that they’ve been visited by a dead family member in a dream, while 31% report having been visited by dead relatives in some other form.
Large numbers of Americans in many different religious groups express concern about fewer people getting married.
Some 17% of U.S. adults regularly attend religious services in person and watch them online or on TV.
Seven-in-ten Muslim Americans say they think discrimination against Muslims has risen in the United States since the Israel-Hamas war began.
75% of Black Americans say that opposing racism is essential to their faith or sense of morality, a view that extends across faith traditions.
Among religious groups, White evangelical Protestants continue to have the most positive opinion of Trump.
Most parents pass along religious and political affiliations, and they do so at similarly high rates, according to a new analysis of several surveys.
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