Key findings on the global rise in religious restrictions
Restrictions on religion continued to climb in 2016 around the world, the second year in a row of increases.
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Michael Lipka
Michael Lipka is an associate director of research at Pew Research Center, where he studies Americans’ experiences with news and information. Over more than a decade at the Center, he has been a part of several major projects related to the information environment, including our study of news influencers, our five-year lookback at the COVID-19 pandemic, and […]
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Courtney Johnson
Courtney Johnson is a research associate focusing on science and society at Pew Research Center. She contributes to the Center’s domestic and international survey work, including reports such as “Science and Scientists Held in High Esteem Across Global Publics,” “U.S. Public Now Divided Over Whether To Get COVID-19 Vaccine,” “On the Intersection of Science and […]
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Andrew Kohut (1942-2015)
Andrew Kohut was the founding director of Pew Research Center. He served as the center’s president from 2004 to 2012, and directed the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press from 1993 to 2012. He was president of The Gallup Organization from 1979 to 1989. In 1989, he founded Princeton Survey Research Associates, […]
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6. Religion and society
Overall, fewer than half of respondents across Western Europe regularly take part in civic activities, such as participating in a performing arts group, charitable organization, church or religious group, sports club or any other community group or association. Across many of these activities, there is a clear link between religious observance and civic participation: Highly […]
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Global Uptick in Government Restrictions on Religion in 2016
Restrictions on religion increased in 2016 for the second straight year. Nationalist parties and organizations played an increasing role in harassment of religious minorities, especially in Europe.
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Acknowledgments
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion. Research Team Claire Gecewicz, Research Analyst Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director of Research Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research Becka A. Alper, Research Associate Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, Research Associate Besheer Mohamed, Senior Researcher […]
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The Age Gap in Religion Around the World
Young adults tend to be less religious than their elders by several measures; the opposite is rarely true. This pattern holds true across many countries that have different religious, economic and social profiles.