"The share of U.S. adults who describe themselves as Christians has been declining for decades, but the U.S. Congress is about as Christian today as it was in the early 1960s, according to a new analysis by Pew Research Center."
Worldwide, "[t]he vast majority of Christian adults ages 25 and older (91%) have at least some formal schooling, and one-in-five have post-secondary degrees." Pew
"People from mixed religious backgrounds take a variety of spiritual paths as adults, with many adopting their mother’s religion ... some choosing to identify with their father’s faith...others opting for neither..... many Americans--even among those raised in a single religion--ultimately adopt a religious identity that is completely different than the faith of their parents."
"Overall, religious restrictions were high in 34 percent of the 198 countries and self-governing territories Pew examined in 2014, down from 39 percent in 2013 and 43 percent in 2012. About half of the countries (51%) saw decreases in government restrictions, while about a third (36%) saw increases." CT
"Mississippi, Alabama and other Southern states are among the most highly religious states in the nation, while New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine in New England are among the least devout, according to some of the key measures used to determine levels of religiosity in the Pew Research Center’s most recent Religious Landscape Study." How Religious is Your State?
