‘Tis indeed the season to be jolly for Americans, who are experiencing their lowest levels of holiday stress in years, according to a new CNN/ORC nationwide poll. CONT. Alexandra Jaffe, CNN Read more »
Three-Quarters of Americans Identify as Christian
About three in four Americans interviewed in 2014 name a Christian faith when asked for their religious preference, including 50% who are Protestants or another non-Catholic Christian religion, 24% who are Catholic and 2% who are Mormon. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
White Christmas, Black Christmas
This week, approximately nine in 10 Americans will celebrate Christmas, in a wide variety of ways. Among Christians, the two groups who share the most in their approach to Christmas celebrations are white and minority evangelical Protestants. … But the grand-jury decisions in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York—where, in both […] Read more »
Why white evangelicals rule the midterms
… Many outsiders assume that evangelical mobilization is a rather top-down affair: pastors and national elites tell evangelicals to get out and vote for conservatives. But I discovered that a much broader set of volunteer or “lay” religious leaders play a key role in weaving politics into local religious life. […] Read more »
Widespread Belief in the Biblical Christmas Story
… A new Pew Research Center survey finds that 44% of Americans say Christian symbols like nativity scenes should be allowed on government property even if they are not accompanied by symbols from other religions. … The new survey also suggests that most Americans believe that the biblical Christmas story […] Read more »
God’s Work?
… A new study, sponsored by the BioLogos Foundation and conducted by Calvin College sociologist Jonathan Hill, explores beliefs about evolution and creation in greater detail. The results show far more nuance, variation, and doubt than is commonly supposed. Most Americans do believe God created us. But the harder you […] Read more »