Americans See Religion as a Force for Good, Except in One Area

Most adults in the United States believe churches have a positive impact in our society, but they still don’t want them involved in politics.

A Pew Research study found a majority of Americans say churches and religious organizations do more good than harm (55%) and strengthen morality (53%) in American society. Half (50%) say churches mostly bring people together.

More than 3 in 5 Christians see religion playing a positive role in those areas—do more good than harm (70%), strengthen morality (67%), and mostly bring people together (64%).

Even many religiously unaffiliated see religion as a force for good. Around 3 in 10 say religion does more good than harm (31%), strengthen morality (29%), and mostly bring people together (26%). Read More