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Why Americans go to church -- and why they don't
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Pew Research: “More than 6 in 10 (61 percent) list that as their primary reason. Two-thirds attend to provide a moral foundation for their kids (69 percent), to become a better person (68 percent), or to find comfort in times of trouble (66 percent).” - BPNews
Pew Research sees Catholics, Baptists and Mormons as Christians (because they say so)
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“It isn’t hard to find Baptists and other Protestants who believe Mormons are not Christians. But about half of all Americans and nearly every Mormon believe they are, the Pew Research Center has found.” - BNGlobal
Pew: Among the 25 most populous countries, Egypt, Russia, India, Indonesia and Turkey had the highest overall restrictions on religion in 2016
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“China, for example, had the highest Government Restrictions Index score of any country in 2016, yet had ‘low’ levels of social hostilities.” Pew
Pew: Most Americans Can’t Tell Fact From Opinion
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“The adults polled were presented with ten news-related statements, five that were demonstrably true or false and five that were opinions. Two ‘borderline’ statements were also presented. Only 26 percent of the adults polled recognized all five of the factual statements as such. About 35 percent recognized all of the opinion statements as opinion.” NReview
New Study Reveals How Your Religion Defines How You See Abortion
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“According to a new study by Pew Research Center, the majority of Americans stance on abortion stems from their religious affiliations. The starkest contrast was between atheists and the majority of faith groups on the banning of abortion.” WRN
Pew: Americans Say Religious Aspects of Christmas Are Declining in Public Life
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Shrinking majority believe biblical account of birth of Jesus depicts actual events - Pew
Pew: What Christians Worry About Most
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“How five religious groups rank seven bad scenarios.” CToday
Pew: public support for legal abortion remains as high as it has been in two decades of polling
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“Currently, 57% say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 40% say it should be illegal in all or most cases.” Pew Research