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Pew Research CenterOctober 25, 2021
In U.S., Far More Support Than Oppose Separation of Church and State

Those with ‘mixed’ church-state views mostly favor prayer in schools, religious displays on public property but oppose declaring U.S. a ‘Christian nation’

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Those with ‘mixed’ church-state views mostly favor prayer in schools, religious displays on public property but oppose declaring U.S. a ‘Christian nation’

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In U.S., Far More Support Than Oppose Separation of Church and State
Most Americans oppose declaring Christianity (or any other religion) as official faith of U.S.
Most highly religious Christians support allowing cities to put religious symbols on public property, but far fewer favor declaring U.S. a Christian nation
More Republicans than Democrats say they want prominent place for Christianity in U.S. national identity
Majorities of White, Black and Hispanic Americans oppose declaring U.S. a Christian nation
Most Americans express support for separation of church and state
Support for church-state integrationist perspective peaks at 36% among White evangelical Protestants
Across demographic groups, one-in-five or fewer want church-state integration
Those with ‘mixed’ church-state views mostly favor prayer in schools, religious displays on public property but oppose declaring U.S. a ‘Christian nation’
Close connection between church-state attitudes and other social, political views
Among White adults, church-state integrationists much more likely to be Republican than strict separationists
Profile of those with ‘no opinion’ on church-state scale
One-in-twenty Americans say God favors the U.S. over all other countries
Christians Celebrate Good Friday In Washington, D.C.

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