Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, Study Finds

Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, Study Finds

The Pew Research Center shares its Religious Landscape Study (RLS) and finds Christianity in the United States, which has been on a steady decline, is stabilizing. The percentage of those who identify as “religiously unaffiliated” has increased.  Over the past 17 years, three of these studies have been conducted with findings based on more than 35,000 adults. The survey aims to offer definitive numbers on the size of religious groups in America.…

Catholics Are Rapidly Losing Ground - LewRockwell

Last week the Pew Research Center released a new survey on religion in America; their first major study of this type since 2014. Upon the survey’s publication, I could almost hear a collective groan from Catholics, since we’ve come to approach such polls with a sense of dread. The question isn’t, “Will it be bad?” The question is, “How bad will it be?” I won’t bury the lede: it’s bad. Really bad. Only 19% of Americans self-identify as Catholic, …

Decline of Christianity halts in the US

The decline in the share of Christians in the US population appeared to have stopped, according to a major new survey. This is notable because it seems to contradict the thesis that the decline of Christianity in Western countries is inevitable and irreversible. The survey, from the Pew Research Center, says that the proportion of Americans identifying as Christians has stabilised at around 62pc. The figure was 78pc in 2007 but has stopped falli…

What the Data Tells Us - Ministry Incubators

Last week, Pew Research released its annual Religious Landscape Study, which, for decades, has tracked trends on everything from church attendance to reports of personal spiritual practices across the United States. My guess is that you are familiar with their work, so I don’t need too much preamble to explain why it matters that, in their report last week, they reported that the decline of church attendance and religious belief in the United St…

U.S. Christian Population Stabilizes at 62% After Years of Decline

The number of Americans identifying as Christians has stabilized after years of steady decline, the recent Religious Landscape Study from Pew Research Center found. After dropping from 78 percent to 71 percent between 2007 and 2014, the share of U.S. adults identifying as Christian has now dropped to 62 percent. However, this percentage has been ... The post U.S. Christian Population Stabilizes at 62% After Years of Decline appeared first on Met…

(OSV News) — The multi-year decline of Christianity in the United States may have leveled off, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. However, the survey found that Catholics are seeing the largest net losses of believers compared to other religions in the U.S. The data indicates that for every person who enters the Catholic Church, another 8.4 leave the faith, either completely or for another religious tradition. This increases the tren…