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Global survey reveals religion, prayer most important in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, least important in Western countries

Global survey reveals religion, prayer most important in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, least important in Western countries

Europeans are least likely to say that religion is very important in their lives, compared to other parts of the world, and only 42 percent of Americans claim that religion is personally crucial to them. Other parts of the world responded more affirmingly on the importance of religion, specifically within sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. The picture was less clear in South and Southeast Asia, compared to the polarized views in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.
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