New US survey points to correlation between Christian nationalism and authoritarian views
United States RNS Americans who hold Christian nationalist views are also likely to express support for forms of authoritarianism, according to a new report, pointing to a possible link between those who advocate for a Christian nation and people who agree with statements such as the need to “smash the perversions eating away at our […]
US politics: Jesus is their Saviour, Trump is their candidate. Ex-President’s backers say he shares faith, values
PETER SMITH, of Associated Press, reports on the continuing support for Donald Trump among some evangelicals and other Christians…
Essay: Understanding America’s overlooked religious middle
ROBERT P JONES, CEO and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute, says, in an article first published by Religion News Service, that the overlooked religious middle is poised to play an outsized role in the 2024 presidential contest…
New survey finds pockets of support for Christian nationalism across US
United States RNS A new report released on Wednesday found that roughly three in 10 Americans express some sympathy for Christian nationalism, with its greatest popularity concentrated in the south-east and upper mid-west. The findings appear in a study from the Public Religion Research Institute, which probed public support for Christian nationalism as part of […]
More religious Americans support the use of political violence – poll
United States RNS Support for political violence and concern over the state of American democracy are both on the rise, with 75% of Americans believing the future of democracy is at risk in the next presidential election, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution. For […]
In the US, mainline clergy are more liberal than their congregants – survey
United States RNS A new US survey of mainline clergy finds those leading the historic denominations that once shaped the American Protestant scene are far more liberal than their congregants on a host of political and social issues. The Public Religion Research Institute survey of 3,066 mainline clergy, released on Thursday, shows that about half identify with […]
US religious attendance is shrinking but those who remain are happy – poll
United States RNS For American religion, the story of decline just won’t let up. A shrinking number of Americans – 16 per cent – say religion is the most important thing in their lives, down from 20 per cent in 2013. And nearly three in 10 – or 29 per cent – say religion is […]
Essay: Undoing the Christian nationalism of the Doctrine of Discovery
ANDREW WHITEHEAD, an associate professor of sociology at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis and author of the forthcoming ‘American Idolatry’, says more direct action from the Catholic Church is necessary to uproot the remnants of the doctrine…
Survey finds a third of Americans are Christian nationalists and most are white evangelicals
United States RNS A new survey finds that fewer than a third of Americans, or 29 per cent, qualify as Christian nationalists, and of those, two-thirds define themselves as white evangelicals. The survey of 6,212 Americans by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution is the largest yet to gauge the size and scope of […]
Report shows most faith groups agree US has gone astray but don’t agree on the way forward
United StatesRNS Three-quarters of Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction, and the majority of many religious groups agree with that sentiment, a new report shows. But they don’t all agree on what, exactly, has gone wrong. The 2022 American Values Survey by Public Religion Research Institute finds that religious Americans hold […]