Pew: More governments cracking down on religion, with spikes in religious hostility in 2023

Pew: More governments cracking down on religion, with spikes in religious hostility in 2023

A new report shows more countries saw spikes in religious hostility by individuals and groups in 2023, the last year for which data is available — with the rise attributable in part to harassment of religious minorities and the ongoing impact of the Israel-Hamas war.  At the same time, more governments have been cracking down…

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Pew: In US and other countries, Catholicism loses more members than it gains

Pew: In US and other countries, Catholicism loses more members than it gains

A new analysis from Pew Research Center has found that Catholicism has lost more members than it has gained in most of the 24 countries surveyed, while Protestantism has seen net gains in several nations, especially Latin America. The shifts are due to religious switching, or leaving one’s childhood religious identity for another in adulthood. Pew published its findings April…

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