Opinion Today

March 29, 2021

U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
Americans' membership in houses of worship continued to decline last year, dropping below 50% for the first time in Gallup's eight-decade trend. In 2020, 47% of Americans said they belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque, down from 50% in 2018 and 70% in 1999.

Biden receives high marks on COVID-19, lags on immigration, guns
Kendall Karson, ABC News
As he confronts a set of concurrent challenges, President Joe Biden receives high marks on his top priorities -- the coronavirus pandemic and the economic recovery. Still, there are warning signs for other areas of his agenda where external events have imposed new urgency, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.