Most Americans say religion’s influence is waning, and half think that’s bad – poll
United States RNS As the US continues to debate the fusion of faith and politics, a sweeping new survey reports that most American adults have a positive view of religion’s role in public life but believe its influence is waning. The development appears to unsettle at least half of the country, with growing concern among […]
Who are the ‘nones’?: New Pew study debunks myths about America’s nonreligious.
“Today, the ‘nones’ kind of look like everybody else,” said sociologist Ryan Cragun. “At some level, we’re saying, hey, actually, this is just your neighbour.” KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports…
Nearly half of Americans think the US should be a Christian nation – poll
United StatesRNS Forty-five per cent of Americans believe the US should be a “Christian nation,” one of several striking findings from a sweeping new Pew Research Center survey examining Christian nationalism. GRAPHIC: Courtesy of Pew Research Center But researchers say respondents differed greatly when it came to outlining what a Christian nation should look like, suggesting a […]
US Catholics and Protestants agree: 500 years after Reformation, they have more in common than not
RNS A statue of Martin Luther in Erfurt, Germany. PICTURE: RNS/Emily McFarlan Miller The theological differences that led to the Protestant Reformation 500 years ago have dwindled since in both the United States and Western Europe. That’s the finding of a Pew Research Center survey released Thursday, weeks before late October’s 500th anniversary of the […]