Interesting news: why faith is becoming more and more popular

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37. I don't place my faith in

any religious ideology. This survey doesn't reflect your 84%, it claims 89% believe in a god. Now, if you drill down, religious organizations' support is on the decline.

Gallop Poll as of 2017, measuring the importance of religion in the US and a breakdown of denominations. It also takes a look at the importance of religion in someone’s life. It appears that while the number of “believers” has declined slightly in recent years, they still hold a slim majority of 54%.

http://news.gallup.com/poll/1690/religion.aspx

Another poll from 2016 takes a look at a single poll question: “Do you believe in god?”

http://news.gallup.com/poll/193271/americans-believe-god.aspx
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by Frank Newport
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
• 89% of Americans say they believe in God
• In a separate poll, 79% say "believe in God" and 10% "not sure"
• All measures of belief in God show declines from previous decades

PRINCETON, N.J. -- About nine in 10 Americans say they believe in God, and one in 10 say they do not. However, when presented with more than a "yes or no" option, about eight in 10 say they believe and one in 10 say they aren't sure. Belief in God, regardless of how the question is phrased to Americans, is down from levels in past decades.

This Pew Poll looks at how religion influenced the 2016 primaries. Obviously religion is not as important among Republicans as evangelicals once claimed.

http://www.pewforum.org/2016/01/27/religion-and-the-2016-presidential-candidates/
1. Religion and the 2016 presidential candidates
Except for Trump, GOP candidates generally viewed as more religious than ......