Israel has been a Jewish-majority country since its founding in 1948, and its treatment of religious and ethnic minorities โ including some groups within the Jewish community โ has persisted as a hotly debated topic throughout the nationโs history.
Women are more likely than men to say they attend worship services regularly. But this gap in church attendance has been narrowing in recent decades, as the share of women attending weekly has declined.
For the National Day of Prayer, we rounded up survey data on Americansโ prayer habits, as well as historical instances of prayer intersecting with the government.
Jehovahโs Witnesses, who make up just less than 1% of U.S. adults, are known for their door-to-door proselytism. But members of this denomination, which has its origins in 19th-century America, are also unique in many other ways.