and the Rest of the Title Here Title of Your Presentation W. Cole Durham, Jr. Susa Young Gates Professor of Law and Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University

AMERICA’S CHANGING RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life MAY 12, 2015

Modest Drop in Overall Rates of Belief and Practice, but Religiously Affiliated Americans Are as Observant as Before NOVEMBER 3, 2015 Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life U.S. PUBLIC BECOMING LESS RELIGIOUS

Views of Religious Institutions

Declining: Religious Relief and Practice

Holding: Belief Very Important to Affiliated Adults

Growing: Sense of Wonder Spiritual Peace

Source: Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015

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Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life FEBRUARY 26, 2015 Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities Overall Decline in Social Hostilities in 2013, Though Harassment of Jews Worldwide Reached a Seven-Year High

39% of the world’s countries have high or very high restrictions on religious freedom* These 39% of countries include more than three-fourths (77%) of the world’s population* 77% 19% 4% 39% 31% 30% Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015 Data for High/very high totals given in report. Moderate and low data % calculated from 2012 comparison.

Levels of religious restrictions by percentage of the WORLD’S COUNTRIES Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015 Data for High/very high totals given in report. Moderate and low data % calculated from 2012 comparison. 39% of countries have high or very high restrictions on religious freedom

Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015 Data for High/very high totals given in report. Moderate and low data % calculated from 2012 comparison. Moderate 19% Levels of religious restrictions by percentage of GLOBAL POPULATION These countries include more than three-fourths of the world’s population

Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015 Data for High/very high totals given in report. Moderate and low data % calculated from 2012 comparison. YEARS ENDING JUN JUN JUN JUN DEC DEC DEC %30% 31%37% 40% 43%39% High or Very High Restrictions Moderate Low

YEARS ENDING JUN JUN JUN JUN DEC DEC DEC %67% 70%75% 74% 76%77% High or Very High Restrictions Moderate Low Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015 Data for High/very high totals given in report. Moderate and low data % calculated from 2012 comparison.

Very High SCORES 6.6 AND HIGHER China Indonesia Uzbekistan Iran Egypt Afghanistan Malaysia Saudi Arabia Burma (Myanmar) Russia Turkey Syria Azerbaijan Sudan Brunei Eritrea Tajikistan Singapore High SCORES FROM 3.6 TO 7.1 Maldives Bahrain Pakistan Turkmenistan Iraq Belarus Morocco Jordan Western Sahara Laos Vietnam Algeria Qatar Kazakhstan Mauritania Yemen Kyrgyzstan Israel Kuwait Bulgaria Sri Lanka Bangladesh Armenia Cuba Oman Djibouti India Angola Bhutan Tunisia Rwanda Libya United Arab Emirates Ethiopia Romania Germany Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015

Maldives Bahrain Pakistan Turkmenistan Iraq Belarus Morocco Jordan Western Sahara Laos Algeria Vietnam Qatar Kazakhstan Mauritania Yemen Kyrgyzstan Israel Kuwait Bulgaria Sri Lanka Bangladesh Armenia Cuba Oman Djibouti India Angola Bhutan Tunisia Rwanda Libya UAE Ethiopia Romania Germany Maldives Bahrain Pakistan Turkmenistan Iraq Belarus Morocco Jordan Western Sahara Laos Algeria Vietnam Qatar Kazakhstan Mauritania Yemen Kyrgyzstan Israel Kuwait Bulgaria Sri Lanka Bangladesh Armenia Cuba Oman Djibouti India Angola Bhutan Tunisia Rwanda Libya UAE Ethiopia Romania Germany China Indonesia Uzbekistan Iran Egypt Afghanistan Malaysia Saudi Arabia Burma (Myanmar) Russia Turkey Syria Azerbaijan Sudan Brunei Eritrea Tajikistan Singapore China Indonesia Uzbekistan Iran Egypt Afghanistan Malaysia Saudi Arabia Burma (Myanmar) Russia Turkey Syria Azerbaijan Sudan Brunei Eritrea Tajikistan Singapore Very High High Moderate Low Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015

Very High SCORES 7.2 AND HIGHER Israel India Palestinian territories Pakistan Nigeria Bangladesh Sri Lanka Russia Syria Somalia Afghanistan Tanzania Indonesia Egypt Central African Republic Iraq Kenya High SCORES FROM 3.6 TO 7.1 Turkey Georgia China Germany Sweden Bosnia-Herzegovina Uganda Niger Maldives Moldova Brazil Tuvalu Mexico Italy Kuwait Bulgaria Vietnam Mali Saudi Arabia Yemen Libya Burma (Myanmar) Sudan Thailand Lebanon Algeria Nepal Tunisia United Kingdom Kosovo Armenia Romania Greece Iran France Ethiopia Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015

Israel India Palestinian territories Pakistan Nigeria Bangladesh Sri Lanka Russia Syria Somalia Afghanistan Tanzania Indonesia Egypt CAR Iraq Kenya Very High High Moderate Low Israel India Palestinian territories Pakistan Nigeria Bangladesh Sri Lanka Russia Syria Somalia Afghanistan Tanzania Indonesia Egypt CAR Iraq Kenya Yemen Libya Burma (Myanmar) Sudan Thailand Lebanon Algeria Nepal Tunisia United Kingdom Kosovo Armenia Romania Greece Iran France Ethiopia Turkey Georgia China Germany Sweden Bosnia-Herzegovina Uganda Niger Maldives Moldova Brazil Tuvalu Mexico Italy Kuwait Bulgaria Vietnam Mali Saudi Arabia Pew Research Center, Latest Trends in Religious Restrictions and Hostilities - February 2015 Yemen Libya Burma (Myanmar) Sudan Thailand Lebanon Algeria Nepal Tunisia United Kingdom Kosovo Armenia Romania Greece Iran France Ethiopia Turkey Georgia China Germany Sweden BIH Uganda Niger Maldives Moldova Brazil Tuvalu Mexico Italy Kuwait Bulgaria Vietnam Mali Saudi Arabia