Featured, Nation Study: Unaffiliated Americans Are the Only Growing Religious Group March 28, 2024 author: Yonat Shimron, RNS The biggest change came among those who said they quit their religious upbringing because of its treatment or teachings of LGBTQ people. Read More
Church, Featured Gallup Poll: More Than Half of Americans Rarely Go to Church March 26, 2024 author: Bob Smietana, RNS The percentage of Americans who never attend services outnumbers those who go every week, according to a new report. Read More
Featured, Nation Poll: Most Americans Say Religion’s Influence Is Waning, and Half Think That’s Bad March 18, 2024 author: Jack Jenkins, RNS There is also growing concern among an array of religious Americans that their beliefs are in conflict with mainstream American culture. Read More
Featured, Nation Poll Shows Slight Dip in US Support for LGBTQ Rights Across Religious Groups March 13, 2024 author: Kathryn Post, RNS A strong majority of Americans, and majorities of many religious groups, still broadly support LGBTQ rights. Read More
Featured, Nation New Survey Finds Pockets of Support for Christian Nationalism Across the Country February 28, 2024 author: Jack Jenkins, RNS The survey found support for Christian Nationalism concentrated in two religious groups: white evangelical Protestants and Hispanic Protestants. Read More
Featured, Nation New Study Finds Christian Nationalists To Be More Complex Than Media Portrayals December 19, 2023 author: Jack Jenkins, RNS Many Christian Nationalists, the group Neighborly Faith found, espouse troubling views while simultaneously expressing openness to aspects of American pluralism. Read More
Featured, Nation Poll: More Religious Americans Support the Use of Political Violence October 26, 2023 author: Fiona André, RNS One-third of white evangelical Protestants support the idea, significantly more than any other religious group. Read More
Featured, World Is Religion Good for You? The Answer Is Complicated, New Global Gallup Report Finds. October 11, 2023 author: Bob Smietana, RNS A review of 10 years of global polling looks at the complicated connection between spirituality and health. Read More
Featured, Nation Survey: US Religious Groups Do Not View Climate Change as a Crisis October 5, 2023 author: Yonat Shimron, RNS Among white evangelicals, the view that the Earth is in crisis actually dropped — from 13% in 2014 to 8% today Read More
Church, Featured ‘The Great Dechurching’ Explores America’s Religious Exodus September 11, 2023 author: Bob Smietana, RNS A new study looks at why millions of Americans left church — and what might bring them back. Read More