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Mar 15, 2024 · Overall, 49% of U.S. adults say both that religion is losing influence and that this is a bad thing. An additional 8% of U.S. adults think religion’s influence is growing and that this is a good thing. Together, a combined 57% of U.S adults – a clear majority – express a positive view of religion’s influence on American life.
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Mar 20, 2024 · Most American adults say religion is losing influence in public life and many are not happy about it, a new study from the Pew Research Center has found. The findings of the study, conducted Feb. 13-25 among a nationally representative sample of 12,693 U.S. adults, found that adults, in many ways, yearn for the positive impact traditionally associated with religion.
Mar 20, 2024 · A small minority (8%) of U.S. adults say religion’s influence is growing and 18% believe it is gaining influence. Fifty-seven percent of Americans surveyed expressed a positive view of religion. On the other hand, almost half of U.S. adults (48%) say they experience a “great deal” or “some” conflict between their religious beliefs and mainstream American culture.
Mar 31, 2024 · The United States has grown gradually less religious in recent decades, and we see that in the growing share of Americans who tell us they think religion is losing influence in American life.
Mar 15, 2024 · (RNS) — As the U.S. 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 ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Images; Multimedia; ... Why Americans are losing their religion April 23, 2024 11:51 AM ... we’ll settle into a new equilibrium where religion will not be completely expunged from American life ...
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Mar 15, 2024 · Roughly half of respondents (49%) say religion is losing influence and that this is bad for society, while 8% say religion is gaining influence and this is good for society. Taken together, this means 57% express a positive view of religion’s impact – a larger share than we found in 2019 and 2022. 2