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White Christians made Donald Trump president – again

United States RNS While the United States has become more religiously diverse in recent decades, white Christians remain the largest religious segment of the country, making up about 42 per cent of the population, according to data from the Public Religion Research Institute. And for Donald Trump, their support has once again proved key to […]

Have the nones ‘jumped the shark’ in the US? Maybe.

United States RNS Since the mid-2000s, the fastest-growing religious group in America has been the so-called nones. The percentage of Americans who claim no religious affiliation nearly doubled from 2007 (16 per cent) to 2022 (31 per cent), becoming a force in American culture and one of the largest segments of the religious landscape, according […]

Did faith fall off a cliff during COVID? New US study says no

Hands clasped in prayer

United States RNS When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many Americans lost the habit of churchgoing after almost every church in the country closed down their in-person services and shifted online. But did some of them give up on God? Sociologists like Michael Hout want to know. PICTURE: Himsan/Pixabay/Creative Commons Hout, a professor of sociology at New York […]