Attitudes about transgender issues vary widely among Christians, religious ‘nones’ in U.S.
Americans increasingly say gender is determined by one’s sex assigned at birth, but they differ by religion on this and other transgender issues.
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Americans increasingly say gender is determined by one’s sex assigned at birth, but they differ by religion on this and other transgender issues.
Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.
Most U.S. adults do not believe that requests for religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine are sincere.
As the nation’s post-Roe chapter begins and the legal battle shifts to the states, here are key facts about Americans’ views on abortion.
About three-quarters of U.S. Catholics (76%) say abortion should be illegal in some cases but legal in others.
Highly religious Americans are much more likely to see society in those terms, while nonreligious people tend to see more ambiguity.
Six-in-ten black adults say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations.”
57% of Americans express some sympathy with both Israelis and Palestinians, including 26% who say their sympathies lie equally with both groups.
Black adults are about five times as likely as whites to say they’ve been unfairly stopped by police because of their race or ethnicity.
124 lawmakers today identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native American, a 97% increase over the 107th Congress of 2001-02.
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