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Two in three Americans(67%) say they consider the United States to be a Christian nation \u2014 down just slightly from 71% in March 2006 but up significantly from the percentage who said so a decade ago.In 1996, 60% of Americans tied the nation\u2019s identity to Christianity; by 2002, the figure had climbed to 67%, and since then views on this question have remained fairly consistent. Seculars are the only religious classification among whom fewer than a majority see the U.S. as a Christian country, although even among seculars nearly half (48%) view the U.S. this way. More whites than blacks characterize the United States as a Christian country (by 70% to 58%), and people over age 50 are more likely to express this view than are younger people (by 74% to 63%).Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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