Perhaps one of the most interesting findings of the recent report is the observation that less than half of Hispanics in our country self-identify as Catholic (about 47%). As far as memory goes, we have practically taken for granted the assumption that the majority of Hispanics are Catholic. No longer.
If the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference, we may be having an outbreak of indifference in the realm of institutional religion. There may be a silver lining, however. Many people are spiritually hungry.
The Pew Research Center’s annual report on restrictions on religion worldwide showed the United States had the worst scores in the Americas in three of the eight categories Pew surveyed.
Although higher educated U.S. adults are typically linked with lower levels of religious practice, a new study by the Pew Research Center shows that Christians are the exception to the rule.
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A new Pew Research Center study of Americans across the religious spectrum finds that faith plays a measurable role in how people live […]
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Women, especially among Christians around the world, generally are more devout than men when standard measures of religious commitment are considered, a Pew […]
