Most adults in three dozen countries harbor negative attitudes toward Israel, Including the United States, Canada and all of Europe, according to a new study by Pew Research Center. “Views are particularly negative in the Muslim-majority places surveyed, including Bangladesh,…
Most US Christians have heard clergy address controversial topics
Most people who attend religious services regularly have heard clergy speak on at least one social or political issue in recent months, according to a new survey by Pew Research. Abortion, homosexuality and Israel are the most commonly mentioned topics….
Most Americans see Trump as ‘not religious’
President Donald Trump is either “not too religious” or “not religious at all,” according to 70% of U.S. adults polled this month by Pew Research Center. “At the same time, many Republicans and white evangelical Protestants say Trump stands up…
What should stand in the way of transgender inclusion?
Christians are the least likely group of people to be accepting of transgender individuals. The most recent Pew Research Religious Landscape Study asked participants how they viewed greater social acceptance of people who are transgender. Of those who broadly identified…
One group still sees revival in UK although other polls don’t agree
In April 2025, the Bible Society released The Quiet Revival, an online report detailing the results of two YouGov surveys commissioned by the charity in 2018 and 2024 to measure attitudes of adults in England and Wales toward Christianity and…
If the U.S. had 100 people …
As of 2023, about 218 million of the 262 million adults in the United States said they believe in God or a universal spirit. Large numbers like these can be difficult to picture, but what if we scaled down the…
New data debunk claims of ‘revival’ in America
New research shows religious adherence remains stable in the United States and the nation is not witnessing the “revival” excitedly proclaimed by Christian nationalists. In a survey released in December, Pew Research Center reported 70% of U.S. adults identified with…
Hispanic voters turning more sour on Trump, Pew says
The much-discussed Hispanic turn in support of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race is fading, according to new polling from Pew Research. In earlier data, Pew reported Hispanic voters were divided in 2024, “a major shift from 2020 and…
MAGA gets its wish: Immigrant population declining
The nation’s immigrant population has declined significantly since President Donald Trump took office in January, new research shows. And the trend is likely to continue since the Trump administration announced plans to expand its military presence and immigration raids to…
Pew: Trump’s agenda and performance hugely unpopular
Despite carte blanche from a Republican-led Congress, President Donald Trump’s agenda is hugely unpopular with Americans at large, according to Pew Research. Trump’s approval rating now stands at 38%, with 60% of Americans disapproving of his track record six months…
‘We don’t hate, but they do,’ conservative Christian activists claim
When conservative Christian activist groups are called hateful or placed on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s hate map, they claim innocence and reverse the charge: “The real haters are those people who say we’re hateful.” “You are not hateful or…
Can mainline liberals get their story back?
In my most recent column I drew attention to the certainty gap between American evangelicals and mainline Protestants. While 85% of evangelicals and 82% of Black Protestants believe in God without a shadow of a doubt, the same can only…