America Still A Vastly Christian Nation: More Than 75% Identify as Followers of Christ

America Still A Vastly Christian Nation: More Than 75% Identify as Followers of Christ

America Still A Vastly Christian Nation: More Than 75% Identify as Followers of Christ

June 11th, 2014

America Still A Vastly Christian Nation: More Than 75% Identify as Followers of Christ

Posted by: Barry Secrest
Published on June 11th, 2014 @ 12:20:53 am , using 463 words

Posted in Events and Issues: Credible Resources

Refocus Notes:
While the original story headline from the Washington Post actually sought to portray the 'media darling-religion' of Islam as a religion which is quickly gaining ground, the true fact is that only about 2.11% of all Americans identify as Muslim, followed closely by Mormon at about 1.7%, in America.
Well, that's  if you listen or read only the Washington Post and utilize their 2010 study numbers.
This, because according to a 2014 study by PEW research, Islam makes up only about .6% of the population, making it even less in number than numerous other religions--which grows only by installation of immigrants.
The Washington Post's effort at portraying Islam as America's 2nd largest religion, is clearly not accurate.....however, why would The Post actually try to make that particular case?
“Whatever we once were, we’re no longer a Christian nation. At least not just."
~ Barack Obama, during a June 2007 speech available on YouTube.

From PEW Research:

Washington Post
By Reid Wilson
Christianity is by far the largest religion in the United States; more than three-quarters of Americans identify as Christians. A little more than half of us identify as Protestants, about 23 percent as Catholic and about  2 percent as Mormon.
But what about the rest of us?
In the Western U.S., Buddhists represent the largest non-Christian religious bloc in most states. In 20 states, mostly in the Midwest and South, Islam is the largest non-Christian faith tradition. And in 15 states, mostly in the Northeast, Judaism has the most followers after Christianity. Hindus come in second place in Arizona and Delaware, and there are more practitioners of the Baha’i faith in South Carolina than anyone else.
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All these data come from the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, which conducts a U.S. Religion Census every 10 years. The data the ASARB release every 10 years are revealing: Adherents to any religious faith — that is, those who actually attend religious services — make up more than half the population in 28 states.
Utah has the highest percentage of adherents, at 79 percent of the population, while just over a quarter of Mainers are adherents. North Dakota, Alabama and Louisiana are near the top of the list, while Oregon, Vermont, Alaska, Nevada and Washington sit near the bottom of the rankings.
Catholicism dominates the Northeast and the Southwest, and Southern Baptists have a strong foothold in the South. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dominates Utah and surrounding counties in Idaho, Wyoming and parts of Nevada. Lutheranism has a strong following in Minnesota and the Dakotas, while Methodists make their presence felt in parts of West Virginia, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas.
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