{"id":2407105,"date":"2025-02-26T16:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-finds-yearslong-decline-of-christianity-in-us-has-halted-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T16:14:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:14:29","slug":"study-finds-yearslong-decline-of-christianity-in-us-has-halted-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-finds-yearslong-decline-of-christianity-in-us-has-halted-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Study finds yearslong decline of Christianity in US has halted &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstudy-finds-yearslong-decline-of-christianity-in-us-has-halted-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent study by Pew Research Center suggests that the decline of Christianity in the United States, which \u200bhas persisted since 2007, may have \u2064come to an \u2064end. The percentage of Americans identifying as Christian decreased from 78% in 2007 to 62% in \u20622024, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-union-prez-tells-members-dont-reveal-you-got-vaccine-if-it-means-you-return-to-school\/\" title=\"Chicago Teachers Union Prez Tells Members: Don\u2019t Reveal You Got Vaccine If It Means You Return To School\">recent surveys show<\/a> this decline has\u2063 stabilized, with\u200c figures hovering between 60%\u2063 and 64% since \u20622020. The\u200c most recent landscape\u200d study noted 40% as Protestant, 19% \u2063as Catholic, and 3% as other Christian denominations, \u2064while non-Christian religions now account \u2063for \u200d7.1%\u200d of the \u2062population, with increasing representations from Muslims, Buddhists, and Jews.<\/p>\n<p>The trend of \u201cnones,\u201d or those without religious affiliation,\u2063 appears to have plateaued at 29%. \u2063The survey indicates\u200c a partisan divide\u200c in\u200c religious affiliation, with 82% of conservatives \u2064identifying as Christian, down from 89% in 2007, and a meaningful drop among liberals, from 62% to\u200d 37%.Notably, the two\u2062 youngest cohorts show signs of\u2063 stabilization in their\u200c religious identification, \u2064with the first increase in religiosity \u2063observed\u200b among \u2062young \u200cmen compared to women.The \u2063study also reveals that while religious affiliation is declining, spirituality remains\u2063 strong, with a\u200c majority of Americans believing in concepts like the soul, god,\u2063 and an\u200d afterlife.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Study finds yearslong decline of Christianity in US has halted<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/religion\/2025\/02\/26\/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United States\">major study<\/a> suggested that the yearslong decline of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United States\">Christianity<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United States\">United States<\/a> has ended.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Since Pew Research Center began conducting its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evangelical-leaders-joy-reid-committed-slander-against-christians\/\" title=\"Evangelical Leaders: Joy Reid Committed \u2018Slander\u2019 Against ...s\">religious landscape study<\/a> in 2007, Christianity in the U.S. has faced a steady and precipitous decline, with those identifying as Christian decreasing from 78% in 2007 to 62% in 2024. However, this hemorrhaging appears to have halted, as indicated by Pew polls over the past few years, culminating in a seven-month study of 36,908 U.S. adults from 2023 to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Pew surveys since 2020 have found that the percentage of U.S. adults identifying as Christian hovers around 60%-64%. The most recent Religious Landscape Study, the third since 2007, placed the share of U.S. Christians at 62%.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">regular annual religious surveys<\/a>, which are smaller in sample size, found a slight increase in Christians over the past two years, from a low of 60% in 2022 to 63% in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 62%, 40% are Protestant, 19% are Catholic, and the remaining 3% are &ldquo;other.&rdquo; Orthodox Christians&rsquo; share of the population breached 1%.<\/p>\n<p>Those belonging to religions that aren&rsquo;t Christianity now lie at 7.1%. Notably, Muslims and Buddhists earned a share of the population greater than 1% for the first time, at 1.2% and 1.1%, respectively. Hindus are close behind at 0.9%, while Jews make up the largest non-Christian religion at 1.7%.<\/p>\n<p>The rise of &ldquo;nones,&rdquo; the religiously unaffiliated, appears to have ended at 29%. Those firmly identifying as atheists are vanishing low at 5%, while agnostics are at 6%. The largest share is those identifying as &ldquo;nothing in particular,&rdquo; at 19%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&ldquo;Jesus&rdquo; is displayed on a large monitor and worship songs are played on stage as people gather for the &ldquo;Easter Sunrise Service&rdquo; at the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday, April 9, 2023, in Washington, hosted by the National Community Church. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Religious affiliation is increasingly heavily polarized along religious lines. Roughly 82% of self-described conservatives identify as Christian, a slight decline from 89% in 2007. Christianity&rsquo;s hold on self-described liberals has collapsed completely, from 62% in 2007 to just 37% in 2024. Over half of liberals say they have no religion.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers identified a key factor showing the stabilization of Christianity&rsquo;s decline in the two youngest cohorts. The pattern of every cohort becoming steadily less religious, as seen in the previous six cohorts, halted with the seventh, with the 1990s and 2000-2006 cohorts being roughly the same level of Christian at 46%.<\/p>\n<p>The 2000-2006 cohort (ages 18-24) is also notable for being the first cohort in which men are more religious than women. David Campbell, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-blasted-for-huge-funds-reopening-schools\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Blasted For Huge Funds Reopening Schools\">political scientist<\/a> at the University of Notre Dame, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/26\/us\/christianity-us-religious-study-pew.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em> that the switch could be part of the increasing polarization of religion along political lines, as young men are much more conservative than young women.<\/p>\n<p>While the lower levels of religiosity among younger generations could drag the share of Christians down over time, some speculate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-going-on-maricopa-county-recorder-makes-strange-move-amid-controversy-over-arizonas-slow-ballot-count\/\" title=\"What&#039;s Going On? Maricopa County Recorder Makes Strange Move Amid Controversy Over Arizona&#039;s Slow Ballot Count\">current results show<\/a> the natural ceiling of &ldquo;nones.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3258756\/american-freed-damascus-christian-pilgrim-missing-months\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"American freed from Damascus prison says he&rsquo;s a Christian pilgrim missing for months\">AMERICAN FREED FROM DAMASCUS PRISON SAYS HE&rsquo;S A CHRISTIAN PILGRIM MISSING FOR MONTHS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The &lsquo;nones&rsquo; have run through the easy parts of the market, and now they&rsquo;re hitting the bedrock of committed evangelicals&rdquo; and theological traditionalists in other faiths, Eastern Illinois University political scientist Ryan Burge said. Going forward, &ldquo;if you&rsquo;re going to make advances, you have to make advances with conservatives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Though the overall percentage of those identifying with a religion has declined, the survey showed Americans are still highly spiritual, especially compared to Europe. Of those surveyed, 86% believe in having a soul or spirit, 83% believe in God or a universal spirit, 79% believe in something spiritual beyond the physical world, and 70% believe in heaven, hell, or both.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Study shows decline of Christianity in the US has stopped<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2407106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/American-Christianity.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5695,5182,4866,51158,32076],"class_list":["post-2407105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-christianity","tag-decline","tag-study","tag-us-religion","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/American-Christianity.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407105"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407109,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407105\/revisions\/2407109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}