Increasing Share of U.S. Population Identifies as Nonreligious
KQED's Forum
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Is Faith Really Important in the Lives of African Americans?
A religious identity plays a really important role in the lives of many individuals and many demographic groups. 75 % of african americans and two thirds of the hispanic latinex population said that religion was very important in their lives. The number of pastors is now below 50% what it was when we were growing up. Almost all the congregations are re- ordaining themselves, so they can't attract young talent to build these rural communities.
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