religion and social trends religion and social trends / http://backend.userland.com/rss ºÚÁÏÍø WebTeam What Percentage of Americans Celebrate Christmas? Ninety percent of Americans in December 2024 report celebrating Christmas, with 58% saying it's a strongly or somewhat religious holiday for them. /poll/272357/percentage-americans-celebrate-christmas.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/272357/percentage-americans-celebrate-christmas.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMT Majority Still Credits God for Humankind, but Not Creationism A majority of Americans believe God played at least some role in humans' origin, but a majority also believe humans evolved from less advanced forms of life. /poll/647594/majority-credits-god-humankind-not-creationism.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/647594/majority-credits-god-humankind-not-creationism.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:00:00 GMT How Religious Are Americans? Most Americans have a religious preference -- predominantly a Christian one -- but less than half say religion is "very important" to them. /poll/358364/religious-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/358364/religious-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:00:00 GMT Measuring Trends in Americans' Personal Values Trends measuring Americans' values need to be analyzed in the context of differences in question wording and changes in methodology. /opinion/polling-matters/544508/measuring-trends-americans-personal-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/544508/measuring-trends-americans-personal-values.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:30:00 GMT In U.S., 47% Identify as Religious, 33% as Spiritual Slightly less than half of U.S. adults describe themselves as religious, while 33% say they are spiritual but not religious and 18% are neither. /poll/511133/identify-religious-spiritual.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/511133/identify-religious-spiritual.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 22 Sep 2023 08:00:00 GMT The Politics of Religion Recent ºÚÁÏÍø data confirm a significant and growing relationship between religiosity and partisan identity in the U.S. /opinion/polling-matters/510464/politics-religion.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/510464/politics-religion.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:30:00 GMT Belief in Five Spiritual Entities Edges Down to New Lows Americans' belief in five religious entities -- God, angels, heaven, hell and the devil -- have all edged down since 2016, continuing a longer-term trend. /poll/508886/belief-five-spiritual-entities-edges-down-new-lows.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/508886/belief-five-spiritual-entities-edges-down-new-lows.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 20 Jul 2023 08:00:00 GMT U.S. Church Attendance Still Lower Than Pre-Pandemic Americans' church attendance levels dipped at the beginning of the pandemic and have remained lower since then. /poll/507692/church-attendance-lower-pre-pandemic.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/507692/church-attendance-lower-pre-pandemic.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 26 Jun 2023 08:00:00 GMT The Thorny Challenge of Defining Evangelicals Survey researchers face the difficult challenge of meaningfully defining and measuring evangelicals in the U.S. today. /opinion/polling-matters/507062/thorny-challenge-defining-evangelicals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/507062/thorny-challenge-defining-evangelicals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:30:00 GMT Jimmy Carter and the Challenge of Identifying Evangelicals Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been identified as an evangelical for most of his public career, but defining exactly what that means today faces a number of challenges. /opinion/polling-matters/472772/jimmy-carter-challenge-identifying-evangelicals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/472772/jimmy-carter-challenge-identifying-evangelicals.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 24 Mar 2023 17:30:00 GMT