In the past
India has always been a special place concerning the spiritual. Today still close to 80 per cent Indians think
religion is an important part of their lives, according to a recent
Pew Research Center report, where they ask if the
American public is becoming less religious.
The most populous
landlocked country in the world, as well as the second-most populous nation on the
African continent after
Nigeria, Ethiopia, which has a close historical ties with all three of the world's major
Abrahamic religions, tops the chart with 98 per cent nationals saying that
faith plays a crucial role in their lives.
In the November survey of more than 35,000 U.S. adults it was found that the
percentages who say they
believe in God, pray daily and regularly go to
church or other religious services all have declined modestly in recent
years, from 56 per cent in 2007 to 53 per cent in 2015.
The share of U.S. adults who say they believe in God, while still
remarkably high by comparison with other advanced industrial countries,
has declined modestly, from approximately 92% to 89%, since Pew Research
Center conducted its first Landscape Study in 2007.
The share of Americans who say they are “absolutely certain”
God exists
has dropped more sharply, from 71% in 2007 to 63% in 2014. And the
percentages who say they pray every day, attend religious services
regularly and consider religion to be very important in their lives also
have ticked down by small but statistically significant margins.
The figures suggest Americans place less importance on religion than those from African and Asian countries.
Pakistan with 93 per cent and Indonesia with 95 per cent,
come ahead of India in believing that religion is very important in
their lives. On the other hand, France (14 per cent), Japan (11 per
cent) and
China (three per cent) rank the the lowest.
The
Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number
of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is
growing, according to an extensive new survey by the Pew Research
Center. Moreover, these changes are taking place across the religious
landscape, affecting all regions of the country and many demographic
groups. While the drop in Christian affiliation is particularly
pronounced among young adults, it is occurring among Americans of all
ages. The same trends are seen among whites, blacks and Latinos; among
both college graduates and adults with only a high school education; and
among women as well as men. (Explore the data with the Pew Research Center interactive database tool.)
