(RNS) Poll: Americans See Religion’s Role Declining

Seven in 10 Americans say religion’s influence on the country is waning, and 61 percent say they belong to a church or synagogue, equaling the lowest number since Gallup began asking the question in the 1930s.

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2 comments on “(RNS) Poll: Americans See Religion’s Role Declining

  1. RMBruton says:

    On the other hand, blogging about religion is way up.

  2. Henry Greville says:

    My experience is that there are more Americans than ever interested in developing and maintaining faith based on traditions either of Christian or Jewish or Islamic religious movements, or of Buddhism or Hinduism. However, everyday American media are not much interested in publicizing or commenting on any of the pronouncements made in the name of any of the organized religious bodies.