Articles of Distraction

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Americans’ views about religion in public life are shifting. From February 2024 to February 2025, there was a sharp rise in the share of U.S. adults who say religion is gaining influence in American life.

While this remains a minority view, it is increasingly held by adults across several demographic groups – with gains of at least 10 percentage points among Democrats and Republicans, adults in every age category and in most large religious groups.
Line chart showing that between 2024 and 2025, there was a sharp rise in the share of Americans who say religion is gaining influence

The new survey also finds that in recent years, a growing share of the public takes a positive view of religion’s role in society.

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To be sure, most Americans continue to say that religion’s role in society is declining. But the share who take this position fell sharply from 80% in 2024 to 68% in 2025.

(Pew Research Center)