US-Mexico border: Many Christian voters in US see immigration as a crisis. How to address it is where they differ.
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on the differing stances among US Christians on the issue of immigration…
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…
Study: Most Americans are spiritual but a growing number say they are not religious
United StatesRNS Americans have been abandoning organised religion in droves and while some have walked away from religion altogether, a distinct group of Americans now call themselves “spiritual but not religious”. A new Pew Research study puts their numbers at 22 per cent of Americans and attempts to describe them in greater detail. PICTURE: Marek Piwnicki/Unsplash The […]
A third of Asian Americans say religion is very important in their lives – survey
United StatesRNS More Asian Americans identify as atheist, agnostic or nonreligious than before, according to a survey released Wednesday by Pew Research Center. But 40 per cent of those Pew surveyed, who included Americans of Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese backgrounds, said they feel close to a religion for reasons aside from religion, […]
In the US, religious attendance dips slightly after pandemic – study
United StatesRNS In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, religious leaders worried that lockdowns and the move to online services would accelerate already declining church attendance and usher in what some called a “religion recession“. A new study from Pew Research suggests that’s probably overstated. PICTURE: Gabriella Clare Marino/Unsplash The study found that the share of US […]
Fewer than half of Americans may be Christian by 2070, according to new projections
United StatesRNS America has long prided itself on being a country where people can choose whatever religion they like. The majority has long chosen Christianity. By 2070, that may no longer be the case. If current trends continue, Christians could make up less than half of the population – and as little as a third […]
US poll: White evangelical support for Israel higher than any other Christian group
United StatesRNS Earlier this week, 12 Republican senators sent a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, asking to rescind the $US1 million grants the State Department gives to “anti-Israel NGOs”. The Republican senators’ staunch support for Israel is not surprising, according to a new Pew Research survey of US attitudes toward Israel and […]
In the US, White evangelicals oppose abortion; all other religious groups support it
RNS A number of polls in recent days have shown that a majority of Americans think abortion should be legal; a new Pew Research survey is no exception. The large survey of 11,044 Americans, released Friday, shows that 61 per cent of respondents said abortion should be legal in most or all cases – little […]
Religious diversity: Corporate obstacle? Or asset?
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports on how some US companies are embracing religious diversity as good for people and for business…
More US congregations are reopening but attendance remains flat – study
RNS Across the US, religious congregations have reopened, or reopened with some health restrictions still in place, after two long pandemic years, according to a new Pew Research survey. But there has been little or no rise in the number of people attending in-person religious services over the past six months, while the number of […]