During his remarks on Oct. 2 after the Las Vegas shooting, President Trump quoted from the book of Psalms. And since the early 1990s, the percentage of Americans identifying as “atheist,” “agnostic” or “nothing in particular” has roughly tripled in size. These changes are threatening some Christians' understanding of America as a whole, particularly older, white Christians. While 69 percent of white Americans identify as Christian, 75 percent of black Americans do. Nearly three in four (73 percent) Republicans belong to a white Christian religious group.

Source: Washington Post October 02, 2017 21:37 UTC