Religion in the United States has long been a topic of public discourse and debate. A recent study from Pew Research has revealed interesting findings about how Americans view various religions. Jews have the best impression among Americans with only 6% showing very or somewhat unfavorable view; this is followed by Mainline Protestants with 10%, Catholics at 18%, Muslims at 22%, Atheists at 24%, Mormons at 25% and evangelical Christians at 27%. However, when assessing favorability, respondents had a more favorable view of Jews with 35%, Mainline Protestant with 30%, Catholics at 34%, Evangelical Christians at 28%, Atheists at 20%, Muslims with 17% and Mormons with 15%. Additionally, the largest bloc of respondents in each category responded with “Neither/Don’t know enough to say”, highlighting the complexities of how American view each faith.
Deeper analysis into the survey results shows that the balance of opinion gives Jews the highest ranking at a +28, followed by Mainline Protestants at +20 and Catholics at +16. Interestingly, Evangelical Christians had a balance of opinion at only +2 and Atheists, Muslims and Mormons had a negative balance.
These findings show just how complex people’s attitude towards religion is. From the varying outlooks for each faith to the high percentage of people who don’t know enough to form an opinion, it is clear that there is much still to discover and understand about religious dynamics in the United States.
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