The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey of 35,000 Americans by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life (2008) finds that most Americans are religious and they have a nondogmatic approach to faith.
Which of the following statements accurately describe religion in America? Select all that apply.
A) A majority of Americans who are affiliated with a religion believe their religion is the only way to salvation.
B) More than half of Americans rank the importance of religion very highly in their lives, attend religious services regularly, and pray daily.
C) A plurality of adults who are affiliated with a religion want their religion to adjust to new circumstances or adopt modern beliefs and practices.
D) Significant minorities across nearly all religious traditions see a conflict between being a devout person and living in a modern society.
E) While more than five-in-ten Americans believe in the existence of God or a universal spirit, there is considerable variation in the nature and certainty of this belief.
F) Six-in-ten adults believe that God is a person with whom people can have a relationship; but one-in-fourincluding about half of Jews and Hindussee God as an impersonal force.
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