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- BY Gregory A. Smith
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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High religious observance is defined as saying religion is very important in one’s life, attending religious services at least once a week, praying at least once a day, and believing in God with absolute certainty Medium religious observance is defined as saying religion is somewhat
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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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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
- U. S. Religious Landscape Survey - Pew Research Centers Religion . . .
of these important issues The U S Religious Landscape Survey includes reliable estimates of the size of religious groups in the United States as well as detailed information on their demographic characteristics, religious beliefs and practices, and basic social and political values Based on
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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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earlier, while Hispanics have grown as a share of all three religious groups Racial and ethnic minorities now make up 41% of Catholics (up from 35% in 2007), 24% of evangelical Protestants (up from 19%) and 14% of mainline Protestants (up from 9%) Religious intermarriage also appears to be on the rise: Among Americans who have gotten married
- Index of religiosity, by state - Pew Research Centers Religion . . .
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
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