While those Americans who are unaffiliated with any particular religion have seen the greatest growth in numbers as a result of changes in affiliation, Catholicism has experienced the greatest net losses as a result of affiliation changes. While nearly one-in-three Americans (31%) were raised in the Catholic faith, today fewer than one-in-four (24%) describe themselves as Catholic. These losses would have been even more pronounced were it not for the offsetting impact of immigration. The Landscape Survey finds that among the foreign-born adult population, Catholics outnumber Protestants by nearly a two-to-one margin (46% Catholic vs. 24% Protestant); among native-born Americans, on the other hand, Protestants outnumber Catholics by an even larger margin (55% Protestant vs. 21% Catholic). Immigrants are also disproportionately represented among several world religions in the U.S., including Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism.
THE PEW FORUM
One interesting section of the Pew Report:
PORTRAITS - ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION
Now I imagine you'd be willing to provide "truthful" links which debunk the Pew Report?
Thanks Old Reggie. I thought I saw that one on FR, but I might be mistaken.
As for being called a liar, it is hard for ones preconceptions to be questioned, especially preconceptions that HAVE to be right, and it doesn’t matter what you do or say, as long as it is in defense of those preconceptions.
A certain Catholic has called me a liar before, and said worse about my character, and I just take it as a sign of spiritual immaturity. But hey, I am a total jerk sometimes too. If I wasn’t I wouldn’t need a Savior!