Americans who go to religious services tend to worship at places where most other congregants and senior leaders share their race or ethnicity. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Most feel awed by nature’s beauty and feel gratitude at least weekly. About 40% or more feel spiritual peace or think about life’s meaning this often. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
63% do at least one of these things at least weekly for spiritual reasons: listen to music, look inward, exercise, meditate, visit nature or do yoga. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Nearly three-quarters say they’re spiritual, and 58% say they’re religious. Read about how these identities do – or don’t – overlap for some Americans. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Highly religious Americans tend to be Republican, while less religious adults lean Democratic. But this varies somewhat by race and ethnicity. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Majorities say more women in the workforce is a good thing. Read more about religious groups’ views on gender in the labor force, and stay-at-home parents. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Across religious groups, majorities see America’s openness to others as essential to national identity. But views on rising immigration are more mixed. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Highly religious Americans are less likely than less religiously engaged adults to think the government should help people in need more. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
Most U.S. adults say whether something is right or wrong often depends on the situation (55%), and that you can be moral without believing in God (68%). Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.