The new number denotes a 5% decline in religious Americans’ feelings of acceptance from Becket’s 2022 findings.
Overall, only 21% of all people of faith in America said that they felt their faith was “completely” accepted, while 16% said they felt their faith was only accepted “a small amount” or “not at all.”
Lori Windham, vice president and senior counsel at Becket, told CNA that “the decline in feelings of acceptance among religious Americans should motivate us to continue working to defend faith in the public square.”
“When religious people and institutions are free to exercise their beliefs in society,” she continued, “it makes for a more welcoming culture. That’s particularly important for young women of faith, who feel less accepted than any other group of religious Americans.”
As noted by Windham, Becket’s study found that young women of faith between the ages of 18 and 24 are the most likely to report only feeling moderate or low acceptance in society. The study also said that 18- to 24-year-old women are also less likely to report being religious than women in other age groups and men their age.
Also notable, Catholics registered as the most likely to feel their faith is accepted in society, with 56% of Catholics responding that they feel their faith is either “completely” accepted or accepted “a good amount.”
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