US Edition20 percent of adults have left their childhood religion in many countries, study shows
- The Philippines has the highest adult Christian faith retention rate at 99%, while South Korea has the lowest retention rate at 51%, according to Pew Research.
- About 27% of adults surveyed no longer identify as Christian, with many abandoning faith for no religion, according to the study.
- European countries see significant drops in Christian adherence, with more than 11 adults leaving the faith for every conversion in some areas.
- Jimmy Akin stated that the Pew compilation is 'not representative of global trends' due to limited country representation in the data.
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Many countries see high rates of ‘religious switching,’ new poll finds
The NewsPeople who were raised as Christian and Buddhist may be more likely to abandon their religion in later life, a new Pew Research poll of 36 countries suggested. These religions were found to have especially high rates of “religious switching,” with many becoming unaffiliated with any religion, perhaps because they became atheists or agnostics. The trend was far from uniform: Some 50% of South Korean adults were found to have left their ch…
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Pew Research: Most Christians raised in the faith hold onto it in adulthood
The Philippines has the highest adult Christian faith retention rate in the world, according to Pew Research. / Credit: icosha/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 28, 2025 / 12:45 pm (CNA). Surveys in about three dozen countries compile... [...]
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