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AM SPORTSCAST, TUE 5-19-2026

Top News Stories May 19, 2026 – 07:00 AM CDT

Is religion gaining or losing influence in the U.S.?

VERBATIM:  According to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, 37% of Americans believe that faith is gaining purchase in society and that’s the highest percentage in nearly 25 years.  On the other hand, 61% of respondents think that religion is LOSING influence.  But that group is shrinking from a high of over 70% five years ago.  Roughly half of all Americans say that the influence of faith in the country is a good thing.  MH REPORTING

Americans answer questions about God and the country

VERBATIM:  The Pew Research Center seems to have found an issue on which the general public is largely in agreement.  To the question: “Does God favor the United States over all other nations?”, the vast majority of respondents said NO.  Not even 10% of any religious group said YES.  66% of the general public believes that God does not favor any one country over all the others.  Amongst organized religious groups the percentages are even higher.  MH REPORTING

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