New research by Pew shows that the US public is as conflicted about the relationship of religion to public life as it always has been, writes Ken Craycraft
The Pew Research Center is a U.S.-based non-partisan think tank in Washington, D.C. Pew regularly conducts surveys of the opinions of U.S. residents related to religious faith, practice, and witness in public life. In late October 2022, Pew released the results of its most recent survey, probing whether Americans think the United States is, should be, or should be considered a “Christian nation”. Through no fault of the design of the survey or the skill of the Pew organization, the survey results are confused and confusing. That is because nothing is more confused and confusing in American civic, political, and legal debates than the relationship of religion to public life. This confusion has deep historical roots.
