Religion in North America Flashcards
religion
system of beliefs and practices that help people make sense of the universe and their place in it
atheism
disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
agnostic
a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not
secularism
“of or relating to the physical world and not the spiritual world” or “not religious”
how much of the US is religiously unaffiliated
1/4
US described as Chrisitian
65%
US described as Protestants
~48%
Canada described as Christian
55%
Catholics in Canada
~39%
religiously unaffiliated have
increased
religiously unaffiliated is the
2nd largest religious group in North America
__ of Canadians are Christians
1/2
___ of Canadians are unaffiliated
3/10
Canada has
low levels of government restriction on religion