About one-in-five Americans who have been harassed online say it was because of their religion
About one-fifth of those Americans who have experienced online harassment say they believe they were targeted because of their religion.
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About one-fifth of those Americans who have experienced online harassment say they believe they were targeted because of their religion.
Although Catholicism has long been one of the largest U.S. religious groups, John F. Kennedy and Joe Biden are the only Catholic presidents.
Like U.S. adults overall, the majority of U.S. Catholics say abortion should be legal – at least in some cases.
President Trump continues to be White Christians’ preferred candidate, but support among voters in three traditions has slipped since August.
U.S. Hispanic teens are more likely than U.S. teens overall to identify as Catholic and say it’s necessary to believe in God to be moral.
Trump’s approval rating has dropped among a range of religious groups, including white evangelicals – though they remain strongly supportive.
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?
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.
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