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and in the United States by state, asking the degree to which respondents consider themselves to be religious. The Pew Research Center and Public Religion Research Institute have conducted studies of reported frequency of attendance to religious service. [2] The Harris Poll has conducted surveys of the percentage of people who believe in God. [3]
A Religious History of the American People (2nd ed.). New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-30010-012-4. Champagne, Duane (2005). "North American Indian Religions: New Religious Movements". In Lindsay Jones (ed.). Encyclopedia of Religion: 15-volume Set. Vol. 10 (2nd ed.).
The modern official motto of the United States of America, as established in a 1956 law signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, is "In God We Trust". [50] [51] [52] The phrase first appeared on US coins in 1864. [51]
Robert T. Handy identifies a religious depression in the United States starting around 1925 that only grew worse during the economic depression which began in 1929. The identification of Protestantism with American culture undermined religious messages. The fundamentalist churches over-expanded and were financially troubled.
Islam in the United States by state (27 C, 3 P) Jews and Judaism in the United States by state (59 C) Religious organizations based in the United States by state (57 C)
Most common religious affiliations (or lack thereof) in the 48 contiguous U.S. states, based on the American Religious Identification Survey in 2001. States in gray have "no religion" as the most common affiliation. The Unchurched Belt is a region of the US that has low rates of religious participation.
Americans have been disaffiliating from organized religion over the past few decades. About 63% of Americans are Christian, according to the Pew Research Center, down from 90% in the early 1990s.
The Province of Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers, but the colony never had an established church. [citation needed] The Province of New Jersey, without official religion, had a significant Quaker lobby, but Calvinists of all types also had a presence. [citation needed] West Jersey, also founded by Quakers, prohibited any establishment.