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particular” when asked about their religious identity. Self-identified Christians of all varieties (including Protestants, Catholics, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Orthodox Christians) make up 63% of the adult population. Christians now outnumber religious “nones” by a ratio of a little more than two-to-one.
Religious affiliation of members of 117th Congress State District Name Party Continuing/freshman Denominational family AK At-large Don Young R Continuing Episcopalian AK Senator Dan Sullivan R Continuing Catholic AK Senator Lisa Murkowski R Continuing Catholic AL 1 Jerry Carl R Freshman Baptist AL 2 Barry Moore R Freshman Baptist
belief in God coexists with largely empty churches and low participation in religious institutions. 1 In East Asia, there is a different paradigm, one that might be called “behaving without believing or belonging.”
interpret the teachings of their religion. This openness to a range of religious viewpoints is in line with the great diversity of religious affiliation, belief and practice that exists in the United States, as documented in a survey of more than 35,000 Americans that comprehensively examines the country’s religious landscape.
When it comes to que stions about strength of religious belief, the wide variation in responses across countries may reflect differences in the way people in different countries view the role of religion in their private and public lives. European countries experienced . rapid secularization starting in the 19th century, and today,
survey administration (e.g., web or mail surveys), it may well produce substantially lower estimates of religious identification and practice than contemporaneous interviewer-administered surveys. This is because questions about religious identity, belief and practice can be sensitive,
particular,” and sometimes referred to, collectively, as religious “nones.” Indeed, nearly three-quarters of religious “nones” (72%) believe in a higher power of some kind, even if not in God as described in the Bible. The survey questions that mention the Bible do not specify any particular verses or translations,
findings about religious beliefs and practices. It showed that while there is much c ommonality of belief among Muslims around the globe on some key tenets of their faith, there also are substantial differences in interpretation and levels of observance. Unity and diversity also emerge as important themes in this second report (“The Worl d’s
observance, and a score of -1 on each measure on which they exhibit a low level of religious observance. High religious observance is defined as saying religion is very important in one’s life, attending religious services at least once a week, praying at least once a day, and believing in God with absolute certainty.
This report is based on prior surveys reported in “Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe” and “Being Christian in Western Europe.” For these projects, Pew Research Center received valuable advice from outside advisers. See the acknowledgments sections of each report for details.