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Adults in Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines are the most likely to say it is important to have a leader who stands up for people with their religious beliefs.
Buddhists, the religiously unaffiliated and Daoists each make up about a quarter of Taiwan’s adult population.
Buddhists across the region also say that someone cannot be truly Buddhist if they do not respect deities or spirits.
Among the places surveyed, people in Japan (85%) and Vietnam (84%) are most likely to say they have a family gravesite.
Few are religiously affiliated, but many in the region hold religious or spiritual beliefs and engage in traditional rituals.
Most say Francis represents change in the church. And many say the church should allow priests to marry and let Catholics use birth control.
Catholics are one of the largest religious groups in the United States, outnumbering any single Protestant denomination.
In the United States, 21% of adults overall say they fast for certain periods during holy times.
40% of U.S. adults say there’s a lot of discrimination against Jews in society, and 44% say there’s a lot of discrimination against Muslims.
Seven-in-ten Muslim Americans say they think discrimination against Muslims has risen in the United States since the Israel-Hamas war began.
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