Why some Americans have left Catholicism, while others stay

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A majority of adults still identify with their childhood religion, but 35% don’t. Read about when and why Americans may switch faiths or stay. The post Why Do Some Americans Leave Their Religion While Others Stay? appeared first on Pew…

Find out why US adults who were raised Protestant stay in or leave the faith, and how they experienced religion as kids. Also discover why others join. The post Why some Americans have left Protestantism, while others stay or join appeared…

Find out how adults who were raised as “nones” experienced religion as kids, and why they say they do – or don’t – affiliate with a religion now. The post Why many U.S. adults are ‘nones,’ and why some former ‘nones’ have joined a religion…

Learn how often parents discuss religion, types of religious activities their children do and which parent plays a larger role in how their children learn about religion. The post How parents are raising their children, religiously…

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The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Much of this report is based on data from Wave 170 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey…