The number of lawmakers who identify as Christian serving in the 118th Congress outpaces that of the general U.S. population, as more Americans move away from both Christianity and, more broadly, religious affiliations altogether.
in Americans who identify as Christian. Pew data show that the total has decreased from 89 percent in the early 1970s to just over 70 percent in the late 2010s. During that time period, more Americans also reported having no religious affiliation with totals rising from 6 percent to 22 percent., which saw a decline in church membership, attendance and belief in God, survey data show.
Despite these changes, the rate of Christian members in Congress has largely remained the same over the years. Ninety-one percent of Congress identified as Christian in the 1979-80 Congress, compared with 88 percent today.By party affiliation, 99 percent of incoming congressional Republicans describe themselves as Christians. Around 76 percent of Democrats said the same.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is the only current member of Congress who identifies as religiously unaffiliated. Twenty members of Congress have unknown religious affiliations, as they declined to provide the information for the CQ survey. Still, the representation of some faiths outpaces or is equal to the general population. Jewish members make up a slim majority of non-Christian Congress members, researchers found. In the incoming Congress, 6 percent of lawmakers identify as Jewish compared with 2 percent of the U.S. population.
Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists are about equally represented in Congress as they are throughout the country, representing around 1 percent or less in each group.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
118th Congress opens: House adjourns after no speaker elected on second dayJUST IN: House adjourns after no speaker is elected on the second day, votes to adjourn till noon Thursday
Lire la suite »
Bernard Wilkes Classic: University Christian-Impact Christian, boys high school basketballPHOTOS | See the photos from the Bernard Wilkes Classic basketball tournament, where ICALions and UCChristians faced off in a boys hoops thriller.
Lire la suite »
Survey: Religiously, Congress doesn't reflect AmericaThe religious makeup of the incoming 118th Congress looks more like what America used to be than what it is today. Congress is more Christian and religious overall than the general population, with nearly 88% of Congress identifying as Christian.
Lire la suite »
The 118th Congress is off to a historic start. Here's a look at the first dayIn the Senate, Mitch McConnell became the longest serving Senate leader in history. Meanwhile, the House failed to elect a speaker in a single ballot, the first time in a century.
Lire la suite »
118th Congress | McCarthy refuses to drop out while seeking path to become speaker amid Republican disarray | amNewYorkHouse Republicans plan to open the second day of the new Congress much like the first — with leader Kevin McCarthy trying to become House speaker despite losing in multiple rounds of voting that threw the new GOP majority into chaos.
Lire la suite »