Religion

When it comes to abortion, members of Congress are starkly divided by party. Yet the partisan divide among Americans themselves is less stark.

Six-in-ten black adults say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations.”

White evangelical Protestants are slightly less positive about the president's response to the coronavirus pandemic now than in March.

President Trump has called himself a defender of religious liberty. But how do Americans see his administration’s effect on religious groups?

24% of U.S. adults overall say their faith has become stronger because of the coronavirus pandemic; just 2% say their faith has become weaker.

Roughly one-in-five of the Christian congregations we analyzed in an eight-week period heard at least one sermon that mentioned abortion.

Only 10 states are preventing in-person religious gatherings in any form, according to our analysis of recent state-level regulations.

Who should be given priority if some hospitals do not have enough ventilators for all patients who need help breathing?

Roughly nine-in-ten or more U.S. adults say it is either somewhat or very important to have a president who lives a moral, ethical life.

About half of Americans say the Bible should have at least “some” influence on U.S. laws; 23% say it should have “a great deal” of influence.