Most Black worshippers attend predominantly Black congregations and see a role for religion in fighting racial injustice
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February 17, 2021
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** Faith among Black Americans ([link removed])
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Religion has long figured prominently in the lives of Black Americans. When segregation was the law of the land, Black churches – and later, mosques – served as important spaces for racial solidarity and civic activity, and faith more broadly was a source of hope and inspiration.
Today, most Black adults say they rely on prayer to help make major decisions, and view opposing racism as essential to their religious faith. Also, predominantly Black places of worship continue to have a considerable presence in the lives of Black Americans: Fully 60% of Black adults who go to religious services – whether every week or just a few times a year – say they attend religious services at places where most or all of the other attendees, as well as the senior clergy, are also Black, according to a major new Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) .
While previous research has highlighted the ways in which the faith of Black adults differs from that of other U.S. racial groups, the new report takes a closer look at the religious diversity among Black Americans.
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