Dalia Fahmy

Here are key findings from our research on the relationship between religion and government in the U.S. and Americans' views on the issue.

Many Americans who are highly religious and identify with certain Christian traditions express discomfort with human enhancement.

67% of U.S. Catholics say Joe Biden should be allowed to receive Communion during Mass, while 29% say he should not be allowed to do this.

Like U.S. adults overall, the majority of U.S. Catholics say abortion should be legal – at least in some cases.

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.

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.

Christians are more likely than religiously unaffiliated Americans to see the Supreme Court favorably (69% vs. 51%).

Atheists and agnostics know more about religion than most other religious groups, while those with no particular religion are among the least knowledgeable.

Southern Baptists are the largest evangelical Protestant group in the United States. Yet the total number of Southern Baptists is falling.

Public support for the separation of church and state is widespread in Western Europe, even in countries that have a government-mandated church tax to fund religious institutions, according to a new analysis of a recent Pew Research Center study.