Blacks more likely than others in U.S. to read the Bible regularly, see it as God's word
For African Americans, the Bible’s Exodus narrative is a cultural touchstone. Since before the Civil War, the story of the Israelites’ slavery and deliverance has spurred comparisons to black people’s experiences in the United States. Scripture’s importance to the black population in the U.S. is reflected in Pew Research Center survey data showing that black people are more likely than most other Americans to read scripture regularly and to view it as the word of God.
Indeed, more than half of black people in the U.S. (54%) – both Christian and non-Christian – say they read the Bible or other holy scripture at least once a week outside of religious services, compared with 32% of whites and 38% of Hispanics, according to data from the 2014 Religious Landscape Study. Indeed, relatively few black people (24%) say they seldom or never read the Bible, compared with 50% of whites and 40% of Hispanics.
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A sizable share of all black people (77%) also say the Bible is the word of God (as opposed to having been “written by men”), compared with 57% of whites and 65% of Hispanics. Among those in the historically black Protestant tradition, 85% say they believe the Bible is the word of God, a level more comparable to that seen among those in the evangelical Protestant tradition (88%), Mormons (91%) and Jehovah’s Witnesses (94%) than among Catholics (64%) and mainline Protestants (62%).
Black people overall are also more likely than people in other racial or ethnic groups to believe the Bible or other holy scripture should be interpreted literally. Roughly half (51%) of black Americans feel this way, compared with 26% of whites and 38% of Hispanics. Among those in the historically black Protestant tradition, 59% hold this view, compared with 24% of mainline Protestants and 26% of Catholics. On this issue, the views of those in the historically black Protestant tradition are more comparable to those of evangelical Protestants (55%).
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/07/blacks-more-likely-than-others-in-u-s-to-read-the-bible-regularly-see-it-as-gods-word/
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https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/gallup-blacks-most-religious-group-us
Gallup: Blacks Most Religious Group in U.S.
CNSNews.com) – Black Americans are the most religious in the United States, according to a newly released Gallup Poll.
In a daily tracking survey released July 1, Gallup found that 53 percent of black Americans were identified as being “very religious,” with 33 percent saying they were “moderately religious.”
That stands in contrast to the 39 percent of white Americans who said they were “very religious” and the 26 percent who said they were “moderately religious.”
Only 13 percent of blacks said they were “nonreligious,” versus 34 percent of whites.
I do think when I'm amongst other black women we are much more likely to 'snort' at the 'whores in the Republican Party' and make jokes about Donny's 'toxic junk' and syphilis.
Not done outside of our circles - not even around white Democratics and Liberals because they want us to be nice to the little whore supporters on the right.
And yes - Not 'here' - but I slut shame 45/140 and his wife in texts with my sister all of the time!
You don't have to like it - but you have to accept that there are some of us who very much feel like we are the moral majority and with good reason.
All of it! 