Religion in the United States. Xiaoming Zhou, Kamilla Peixoto
Jan 25, 2016
Religion in the United
States.Xiaoming Zhou, Kamilla Peixoto
Overview
Religion Distribution in the U.S.
How Americans feel about religious groups.
Influence of Religions on Society
1) Science
2) Marriage
3) Politics
Survey
Religion in the U.S.A
• First Amendment to the country's Constitution :
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Religion Distribution
• Big Diversity
• 6 in 10 Americans said that religion plays an important role in their lives
Religion Distribution in 2014
How American feel
• “Feeling thermometer” (0-100)
• Jews, Catholics and evangelical Christians(61-63)
• Buddhists, Hindus and Mormons(48-53)
• Atheists and Muslims(40-41)
Other Factors
Other factors
• Rating within same group
• Different age group
Science
Politics-2014 National Vote by Religion
( 2006,2010,2014)
Same-Sex Marriage
Same-Sex Marriage
Survey
60%20%
20%
Religion Distribution
Christian Buddist None
Survey
Marriage between people with different religion
Religion has influence on the choice of an future spouse
Gay marriage
Family's opinion about gay marriage
Religion has influence on their opinion on Politics
Religion has influence on their opinion on science
Religion has influence on their opinion on Bioethics
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Religious influence
No religion Buddist Christian
% of Agreement
Axis
Tit
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Sources
• http://www.pewforum.org/2014/07/16/how-americans-feel-about-religious-groups/
• http://www.pewforum.org/2014/11/05/how-the-faithful-voted-2014-preliminary-analysis/
• http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/03/18/where-christian-churches-stand-on-gay-marriage/
• http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/10/30/5-facts-about-evolution-and-religion/
• https://www.wpi.edu/offices/multicultural/diversity.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_States