Religion News Service: Optimism ahead of pope's visit to Turkey for reopening of Istanbul's Greek Orthodox seminary
The primary researcher for “The World’s Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society” was James Bell, the director of international survey research for the Pew Research Center.
For more details on comparing religion measures in interviewer-administered and self-administered surveys, see the Center’s 2021 report, “Measuring Religion in Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel.” Other key findings from the 2021 NPORS include:
BY Gregory A. Smith - Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project
Religion and education within Christian traditions: Highly educated are generally at least as observant as those with less education The tendency for Christian college graduates to exhibit rates of religious observance that are at least on par with their less highly educated counterparts is evident across a variety of Christian traditions.
Over the decade from 2007 to 2017, government restrictions on religion — laws, policies and actions by state officials that restrict religious beliefs and practices — increased markedly around the world. And social hostilities involving religion – including violence and harassment by private individuals, organizations or groups – also have risen since 2007, the year Pew Research Center ...
The small number of respondents who did not provide their current religion are included in the "Some other religion" category. The small number of respondents who did not provide their childhood religion are included in the "Some other religion" category.
Overview The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing, according to an extensive new survey by the Pew Research Center. Moreover, these changes are taking place across the religious landscape, affecting all regions of the country and many demographic groups. While the drop in Christian ...