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Worshippers rate sermons teaching about faith or why it matters in their lives as the top reasons they attend, while those who do not attend say preferring solitary worship is the main reason.

Americans' confidence in organized religion dipped to 44% this year, a new low by one point and similar to the prior lows in 2002 and 2007. Confidence is down from the 1970s, and is down more sharply among Catholics than Protestants.

A majority of U.S. adults, as well as most Republicans, still sympathize more with the Israelis than the Palestinians. But for the first time, Democrats lean in the other direction.

The complex issue of identity politics looms as a potentially important factor in next year's midterm elections.

The percentage of American adults who have no religious identification leveled off in 2012, after steadily increasing for four years in a row. The 17.8% of religious "nones" in 2012 is on par with 2011, but up from 14.6% in 2008.

More than two in three Americans (68%) support legalizing marijuana, matching the record high reached a year ago.

Alabama and Mississippi are the most Protestant states in the U.S., Rhode Island is the most Catholic, and Hawaii and Alaska have the highest percentage of residents with no religious identity.

Three in four Americans consider the Bible to be God's word, with 28% saying it should be taken literally and 47% saying it is open to interpretation. Long-term biblical literalism has declined some, while a secular take on the Bible has become ...

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About one in three U.S. Catholics say a recent sex abuse scandal has them questioning whether they would remain in the church. Majorities express confidence in their church's priests and in Pope Francis.