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"Three-quarters of Americans identify as Christians, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday — down from the beginning of President Barack Obama's first term. While a significant portion of Americans still follow Christianity, the percentage has steadily fallen since 2008, when 80 percent of Americans identified as Christians.
But as fewer associate themselves with Christianity, more are identifying themselves as people with no religious affiliation. The percentage of Americans who follow no religion has risen from 14.6 percent in 2008 to 19.6 percent this year.
Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans who follow a non-Christian religion remains largely unchanged from 2008, still hovering around 5 percent.
Christianity remains the dominant religion in the U.S. Of those who identify with a religion, 95 percent are Christians — 24 percent are Catholic, 50 percent Protestant or members of another non-Catholic Christian religion and 2 percent are Mormon.
The Gallup survey finds younger Americans are less likely to identify with Christianity and increasingly likely to have no religious affiliation. More than 80 percent of people 50 and older identify as Christians, while only 62 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds say the same. More than 30 percent of the younger age group claims no religion, in stark contrast to those over 50.".....>
"Three-quarters of Americans identify as Christians, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday — down from the beginning of President Barack Obama's first term. While a significant portion of Americans still follow Christianity, the percentage has steadily fallen since 2008, when 80 percent of Americans identified as Christians.
But as fewer associate themselves with Christianity, more are identifying themselves as people with no religious affiliation. The percentage of Americans who follow no religion has risen from 14.6 percent in 2008 to 19.6 percent this year.
Meanwhile, the percentage of Americans who follow a non-Christian religion remains largely unchanged from 2008, still hovering around 5 percent.
Christianity remains the dominant religion in the U.S. Of those who identify with a religion, 95 percent are Christians — 24 percent are Catholic, 50 percent Protestant or members of another non-Catholic Christian religion and 2 percent are Mormon.
The Gallup survey finds younger Americans are less likely to identify with Christianity and increasingly likely to have no religious affiliation. More than 80 percent of people 50 and older identify as Christians, while only 62 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds say the same. More than 30 percent of the younger age group claims no religion, in stark contrast to those over 50.".....>
