The New 117th U.S. Congress Is 88% Christian

Sunday, January 17 2021 by Richard Hunt

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Pew’s Religion & Public Life analyzed available data for the newly installed Congress. 

They found: 

“Nearly nine-in-ten members of Congress identify as Christian (88%), compared with two-thirds of the general public (65%). Congress is both more heavily Protestant (55% vs. 43%) and more heavily Catholic (30% vs. 20%) than the U.S. adult population overall.

While about a quarter (26%) of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated – describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” – just one member of the new Congress (Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.) identifies as religiously unaffiliated (0.2%).”  - Analysis by Pew Research Center of CQ Roll Call data on the religious affiliations of members of Congress 

Editor’s note: Clearly there are many walks of the Christian faith and data does not demonstrate whether a person has an actual relationship with Christ or to what degree they adhere to the Bible’s teachings

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