September 23, 2020

Religion & Public Life

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Hispanic teens more likely to identify as Catholic

Hispanic teens enjoy religious activities with parents, but fewer view religion as ‘very important’

Hispanics, who make up one of the nation’s fastest growing racial and ethnic groups and are its youngest, tend to be more religious than Americans overall on several measures, such as attending worship services regularly and saying religion is very important in their lives.

However, these differences aren’t as stark among younger Americans: Hispanic teenagers (ages 13 to 17) look a lot like their peers when it comes to religion, even though they are more likely than U.S. teens overall to identify as Catholic and say it’s necessary to believe in God to be moral, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.

Media mentions

More and more Americans aren’t religious. Why are Democrats ignoring these voters?
Sept. 17 - FiveThirtyEight

Baptists dropping ‘Southern’ from descriptions for racial and regional inclusion
Sept. 16 - The News & Observer *

Teens less likely to profess faith than parents, survey finds
Sept. 16 - The Washington Times *

In the news

Saudi Arabia to resume religious tourism in bid to revive economy
Sept. 23 - The Wall Street Journal *

A new conservative Supreme Court justice could boost religious rights at the cost of LGBTQ protections
Sept. 22 - The Washington Post *

As U.S. Supreme Court nomination looms, a religious community draws fresh interest
Sept. 22 - Reuters

In battleground states, Catholics are a pivotal swing vote
Sept. 22 - The Associated Press

Vatican officials defend accord with China after Pompeo criticism
Sept. 22 - Reuters

Ginsburg’s death puts Roe v. Wade on the ballot in November
Sept. 21 - The Associated Press

Jewish Americans grieve Justice Ginsburg as Jewish new year begins
Sept. 20 - NPR

Under lockdown, Israel faces bitter start of Jewish new year
Sept. 17 - The Associated Press

Head of Federal Election Commission calls separation of church and state a ‘fallacy’ and 2020 election a ‘spiritual war’
Sept. 17 - Religion News Service

Christian worship leader brings controversial prayer rallies to cities roiled by protests
Sept. 16 - The Washington Post *

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