Religion

Talking about Religion is something I don’t really enjoy because of the simple fact that is something personal and private. I will post some facts according to what the guest speaker told us…

The United States is covered by a big diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Not only in America, worldwide, are religions a very important role in everybody’s lives. Since millions of years ago, the United States has always been marked by religious pluralism and diversity.

Americans classify themselves as Christians. According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center, 70.6% of the American Population identified themselves as Christians, 46.5% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant, 20.8% professing Roman Catholic beliefs, the same research says that other religions such as Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism make up about 6% of the total population. 

10 Facts about Religion in America

1.    Protestants no longer make up a majority of U.S. adults.

2.    Religion switching is a common occurrence in the U.S.

3.    Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslims and Jehovah´s Witnesses are among the most racially and ethnically diverse U.S. religious groups.

4.    U.S. Catholics´ view of climate change mirrored those of Americans overall including major partisan divisions.  

5.    In a typical week, about one in five American share their faith online.

6.    American have continued to become more supportive of same sex marriage.

7.    American are divided on the question of whether wedding related businesses should be allowed of refuse service to same sex couples.

8.    On another hotly debated social issue, abortion, Americans’ views in the last two decades have largely held steady.

9.    Frequency of religious service attendance remains a strong predictor of how people will vote in elections.

      While 23% of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated, only one member of Congress (Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.), or 0.2% of that body, claims no religious affiliation.

Facts retrieved from: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/08/27/10-facts-about-religion-in-america/