Opinion Today

December 15, 2021

How Important is Religion to Americans?
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
Most Americans with a religious affiliation say religion is important to them now and was as a child. Among those without a connection to organized religion, few consider religion important now but 58% say religion was at least somewhat important in their family when they were children, including 29% for whom it was very or extremely important.

For many Americans, views of offensive speech aren’t necessarily clear-cut
J. Baxter Oliphant, Pew Research Center
About two-thirds of U.S. adults (65%) say that “people being too easily offended” is a major problem in the country today, while a slimmer majority – 53% – say that “people saying offensive things to others” is a major problem, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in July.