society and religion society and religion / http://backend.userland.com/rss ²¨²¨ÊÓƵav WebTeam Secular Christmas Traditions Persist as Sacred Ones Decline Most Americans still celebrate Christmas, but fewer observe it religiously, while secular customs remain highly popular. /poll/700271/secular-christmas-traditions-persist-sacred-ones-decline.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/700271/secular-christmas-traditions-persist-sacred-ones-decline.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 22 Dec 2025 03:00:00 GMT More Americans See Religion Increasing Its Influence in U.S. Thirty-four percent of Americans say religion is increasing its influence on American life, up from 20% a year ago. /poll/691424/americans-religion-increasing-influence.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/691424/americans-religion-increasing-influence.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 11 Jun 2025 03:00:00 GMT Religious Preferences Largely Stable in U.S. Since 2020 More than one in five U.S. adults have no religious preference, while close to seven in 10 are Christian, primarily Protestant (45%) or Catholic (21%). /poll/659339/religious-preferences-largely-stable-2020.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/659339/religious-preferences-largely-stable-2020.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 17 Apr 2025 03:00:00 GMT What Percentage of Americans Celebrate Christmas? Ninety percent of Americans in December 2024 report celebrating Christmas, with 58% saying it's a strongly or somewhat religious holiday for them. /poll/272357/percentage-americans-celebrate-christmas.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/272357/percentage-americans-celebrate-christmas.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 20 Dec 2024 03:00:00 GMT Majority Still Credits God for Humankind, but Not Creationism A majority of Americans believe God played at least some role in humans' origin, but a majority also believe humans evolved from less advanced forms of life. /poll/647594/majority-credits-god-humankind-not-creationism.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/647594/majority-credits-god-humankind-not-creationism.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:00:00 GMT Support for Israel in U.S. Hampered by Declining Religiosity Protestants and highly religious Americans, traditionally Israel's most sympathetic supporters, are shrinking in size. /opinion/polling-matters/646214/support-israel-hampered-declining-religiosity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/646214/support-israel-hampered-declining-religiosity.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:30:00 GMT How Religious Are Americans? Most Americans have a religious preference -- predominantly a Christian one -- but less than half say religion is "very important" to them. /poll/358364/religious-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/358364/religious-americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 29 Mar 2024 03:00:00 GMT Church Attendance Has Declined in Most U.S. Religious Groups Three in 10 Americans, but 67% of Mormons, attend church regularly. Most religious groups show declines in attendance over the past two decades. /poll/642548/church-attendance-declined-religious-groups.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/642548/church-attendance-declined-religious-groups.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 25 Mar 2024 03:00:00 GMT 58% of Americans, 77% of U.S. Catholics View Pope Favorably The pope is viewed in a largely favorable light by Americans -- though less so among conservatives. /poll/548345/americans-catholics-view-pope-favorably.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/548345/americans-catholics-view-pope-favorably.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:00:00 GMT Crisis in Confidence 2023 Americans' lessened confidence in society's institutions and norms may affect society's ability to deal with crucial external and internal threats. /opinion/polling-matters/547766/crisis-confidence-2023.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/polling-matters/547766/crisis-confidence-2023.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Sun, 31 Dec 2023 04:00:00 GMT