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Gallup polling company has been tracking metrics concerning religion for decades. Their data clearly shows that over the years, Americans are becoming less religious, at least in a formal sense. A survey titled How Religious Are Americans? published in March presented data supporting that position.

One of the subjects was concerning church membership, Gallup compiled statistics going all the way back to 1937. The question was this:

Do you happen to be a member of a church, synagogue, mosque or temple?

There has been a steady decline over the years:

• 1937——73% belonged
• 1947——76% belonged (higest point)
• 1990——66%
• 2010——61%
• 2023——45% (lowest)

The study also looked at religious preference, showing a steady move away from Christianity. In 1956, 96% of Americans identified as Christian. That number has diminished to 68% in 2023.

A separate study done by Pew Research titled Spirituality Among Americans, published late last year, asked about spirituality. Here are some of their findings:

• 83% of all U.S. adults believe people have a soul or spirit in addition to their physical body.
• 81% say there is something spiritual beyond the natural world, even if we cannot see it.
• 88% believe in God of the Bible or some other form of Higher Power.
• 71% believe in heaven
• 61% believe in hell.

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