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particular” when asked about their religious identity. Self-identified Christians of all varieties (including Protestants, Catholics, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Orthodox Christians) make up 63% of the adult population. Christians now outnumber religious “nones” by a ratio of a little more than two-to-one.
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The religious composition of Thailand, Indonesia and Ethiopia 37 The size of U.S. religious minorities 38 Knowledge about atheism and agnosticism 39 Knowledge about religion in the U.S. Constitution 41 2. Factors linked with religious knowledge 42 More education is linked with more religious knowledge 43
Religious affiliation of members of 117th Congress
Religious affiliation of members of 117th Congress State District Name Party Continuing/freshman Denominational family AK At-large Don Young R Continuing Episcopalian AK Senator Dan Sullivan R Continuing Catholic AK Senator Lisa Murkowski R Continuing Catholic AL 1 Jerry Carl R Freshman Baptist AL 2 Barry Moore R Freshman Baptist
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Source: 2014 Religious Landscape Study, conducted June 4-Sept. 30, 2014. Figures may not add to 100% due to rounding. The index is created by combining four individual measures of religious observance - self-assessment of religion’s importance in one’s life, religious attendance, frequency of prayer, and belief in God.
The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society
role of women. It also looks at Muslims’ views on religious extremism and religious conflict in their country. Finally, the report takes advantage of prior Pew Research surveys of Muslims in the United States to compare the views of U.S. Muslims with the views of Muslims worldwide. The global survey of Muslims was conducted in two waves.
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interpret the teachings of their religion. This openness to a range of religious viewpoints is in line with the great diversity of religious affiliation, belief and practice that exists in the United States, as documented in a survey of more than 35,000 Americans that comprehensively examines the country’s religious landscape.
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the size of religious communities in the U.S. – especially the smaller groups – are often contested, basic information on the religious beliefs and practices of many groups is lacking and there is little solid data on the demographic characteristics of many of America’s newer faiths. The increasing
NUMBERS, FACTS AND TRENDS SHAPING THE WORLD
religious identity, including physical coercion or being singled out with the intent of making life or religious practice more difficult. Policies that specifically have an adverse effect on particular religious groups, or negative public comments or characterizations about religious groups by
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2007 and 2014 Religious Landscape Studies, click here. 2 Most of Pew Research Center’s recent surveys in the United States have been conducted on the American Trends Panel, a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. If the next Religious Landscape Study is conducted using a self-administered mode of
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share (13%) of the actively religious, and among the actively religious Yiguandao in Taiwan, roughly two-thirds say their health is very good. Vegetarianism is emphasized in Yiguandao, which may help explain why the group’s followers tend to rate their health highly. In the U.S., religion tied to some measures of health,
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