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    Same-Sex Marriage Around the World
    A growing number of governments around the world are considering whether to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages. So far, 30 countries and territories have enacted national laws allowing gays and lesbians to marry, mostly in Europe and the Americas. In Mexico, some jurisdictions allow same-sex couples to wed, while others do not. Below is […]
    Where Europe stands on gay marriage and civil unions
    More than 18 years after the Netherlands became the world’s first country to allow same-sex marriage, Austria became the latest European nation to legalize the practice.
    In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace
    The religious landscape of the United States continues to change at a rapid clip, with both Protestantism and Catholicism experiencing losses of population share.
    In the U.S. and Western Europe, people say they accept Muslims, but opinions are divided on Islam
    Many across Western Europe and the U.S. would be willing to accept Muslims as family or as neighbors. Yet there is no consensus on whether Islam fits into these societies.
    Key facts about refugees to the U.S.
    A decline in U.S. refugee admissions comes at a time when the number of refugees worldwide has reached the highest levels since World War II.
    About a quarter of religiously affiliated teens in U.S. public schools say they pray before lunch
    About a quarter of teens who identify with a religion and attend public school say they regularly pray before eating lunch at school.
    For a Lot of American Teens, Religion Is a Regular Part of the Public School Day
    Religion in public schools has long been a controversial issue. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1962 that teachers and administrators cannot lead prayers in public schools, and a decision in 2000 barred school districts from sponsoring student-led prayers at football games. At the same time, the court has held that students retain a First […]
    Religion in the Public Schools
    More than 55 years after the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling striking down school-sponsored prayer, Americans continue to fight over the place of religion in public schools. Questions about religion in the classroom no longer make quite as many headlines as they once did, but the issue remains an important battleground in the broader […]
    Among religious ‘nones,’ atheists and agnostics know the most about religion
    Atheists and agnostics know more about religion than most other religious groups, while those with no particular religion are among the least knowledgeable.
    Religiously unaffiliated people face harassment in a growing number of countries
    The religiously unaffiliated were harassed by governments, private groups or both in 23 countries in 2017, up from 14 the previous year.

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