Evangelical Protestants have become more
devoted to their religious beliefs over the last three decades, even as Catholics have become
less attached to their faith, new research finds.
The denominational differences come even as
religious affiliations have decreased overall in America, with the number of people who
claim no religious affiliation at all doubling from 7 percent in 1990 to 14
percent in 2000, said study researcher Philip Schwadel, a sociologist at the
University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Nevertheless, Schwadel said, these unaffiliated
individuals seem to be dropping out of religious institutions that they were
previously ambivalent about. People who feel strongly about their faith are as
numerous as ever.
"The proportion of Americans who say they
have a very strong religious affiliation over time is very stable," Schwadel
told LiveScience. Read more
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