U.S. Religious Affiliation

A seminal poll about America's religious landscape released today shows that the Catholic Church has lost more members than any other faith community. The 35,000-person poll also shows that "the unaffiliated" is the faith group growing the most.

NOTE: Due to rounding, figures may not add to 100 | SOURCE: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - February 25, 2008

This Story In Major Poll, U.S. Religious Identity Appears Very Slippery Article \| America has always been a competitive religious marketplace, but a major survey released yesterday shows a country increasingly exploring different faith identities and ways of worship. More than 40 percent of respondents told pollsters that they had changed their religious affiliation since chil... U.S. Religious Affiliation Summary of Key Findings Full Report (PDF)		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace NOTE: Due to rounding, figures may not add to 100 \| SOURCE: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - February 25, 2008 ¬es=A seminal poll about America's religious landscape released today shows that the Catholic Church has lost more members than any other faith community. The 35,000-person poll also shows that 'the unaffiliated' is the faith group growing the most." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us NOTE: Due to rounding, figures may not add to 100 \| SOURCE: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - February 25, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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