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8 in 10 Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in Public Life

Author:     MICHAEL ROTOLO, GREGORY A. SMITH and JONATHAN EVANS
Source:     Pew Research Center
Publication Date:     MARCH 15, 2024
 Link: 8 in 10 Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in Public Life
Stephan:  

Christianity has profoundly altered in the United States. As this Pew Research survey shows people find religion a greatly diminished influence in American society. In my view, that is because Christianity for the evangelical/fundamentalist believers is less a religion and more a White supremacist, male dominance, fascist political movement — christofascism, or Christian Nationalism. Although it talks about society in Biblical terms, it has very little to do with Jesus’ teachings. It is not Christianity at all.

A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 80% of U.S. adults say religion’s role in American life is shrinking – a percentage that’s as high as it’s ever been in our surveys.

Most Americans who say religion’s influence is shrinking are not happy about it. 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.

Chart shows 49% of Americans say religion’s influence is declining and that this is a bad thing

The survey also finds that about half of U.S. adults say it’s “very” or “somewhat” important to them to have a president who has strong religious beliefs, even if those beliefs are different from their own. But relatively few Americans view either of the leading presidential candidates as very religious: 13% of Americans say they think President Joe Biden is very religious, and just 4% say this about former President Donald Trump.

Overall, there […]

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