What is the dominant religion in the United States?

Question

Just doing a survey on "common knowledge"

Although I do have a certain appreciation for sarcasm, I did not ask this question because I do not know the answer. I am currently taking a class on world religions & referred to the "dominant religion" in 1 of my assignments. My instructor said I had to define "dominant religion." APA format does not require me to define that which is common knowledge. Therefore, since I believe it is common knowledge what the "dominant religion" is, I thought I would conduct a survey for the purpose of being thoroughly correct before I "pop off" at the mouth, so to speak.

Answer 1

as much as some people would hate to admit a vast majority of americans population is christian.

Answer 2

No it isn't true. It used to be that the dominant stance on geography in Europe was that the world was flat. Not sure what you're getting at. Oh I see what you're doing. You're confusing secularism for atheism. Secularism was ALWAYS an important "stance on religion" as you put it in the United States. Consider the Treaty of Tripoli from 1796 "Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion," Whether something is "dominant" or popular is irrelevant. Secularism means you don't make laws or public policy based on religion. So when it comes to abortion or equal marriage, if you don't have a good, objective, logical reason to take rights away from an individual, you don't get to take rights away from an individual based on your own prejudices based on your religion. When it comes to intelligent design, that is a different matter entirely. Read about the wedge doctrine to get a sense of where intelligent design comes from. It is not science. It is not theology. It's nothing but propaganda promoted by a very tiny minority. Even the Vatican said that Intelligent Design is neither science nor theology. It has no business being taught to anyone. Christians who understand the point and purpose of secularism may very well accept that abortion should be legal. Just because Christians do not share your bigoted opinions, that does not mean they are not Christian, it just means they are not bigoted. In terms of getting religion out of public venues, that's a good thing. The state has no business endorsing a religion. Promoting secularism is not the same as promoting atheism. A blank piece of paper is a blank piece of paper, not an atheist manifesto.

Answer 3

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What is the dominant religion in the United States?
Just doing a survey on "common knowledge"

Answer 4

Easy one -

Capitalism. Making money. Its what most people do the majority of their waking day - more than they 'go to church', play, read, or do anything other than sleep.

If Christianity were the "dominant" religion in the US, the Christians would've already thrown GW Bush out of office for his lies, fake war, Enron, SUPPORT OF TORTURE, and using Christians to no end while meanwhile trashing the middle class...but its amazing where sheep will follow.

What a great and slanted question! As if the practice of Capitalism was not only a religion but THE religion.

Answer 5

Overall, Christianity of the Protestant variety is the "dominant" religion in the U.S. going by the numbers. Roman Catholics make up the single largest religious denomination however.

Answer 6

1: Christianity
2: Its between Islam and Judaism
3: Atheist
4: free thinker
5: Hindu and Budhhist

Answer 7

The largest religious group in the U.S. is Christianity, with a 2004 estimated number of approximately 224 million self-identified adherents. Of that group, around half were self-identified as Protestant, and a quarter as Catholics, with the remaining quarter divided among groups such as Orthodox, Mormon, non-denominational, non-practicing, etc.

Answer 8

Well, I know Islam is popping up like hotcakes, though the Baha'i faith is also growing quickly and is wider spread.
Christianity was the big critter there for a long time, but I think they've been slipping.

hmmm... You know, I don't think I really know.

Answer 9

Christianity.

Answer 10

Christians are in Majority , But Zionism is Dominant in USA.

Answer 11

I noticed that in the south western part of the U.S. especially in the towns and city's close to the border is mostly Catholic and Cristian in Colorado and LDS(Mormon) in Utah. Whats your opinion.?