Majority of Americans Support Freedom to Practice Religion Without Government Interference, Study Finds

Majority of Americans Support Freedom to Practice Religion Without Government Interference, Study Finds
Father Kris Stubna walks to the sanctuary following a mass to celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St Paul Cathedral, the mother church of the Pittsburgh Diocese in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Aug., 2018. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images
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A majority of Americans say that individuals or religious organizations should be free to practice their religion or make decisions based on their religious values without government interference, a new Becket study has found.

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a non-profit organization and law firm defending religious rights, released a study called the Religious Freedom Index on Wednesday that tracks the trends to help understand the perspectives on religious freedom across the nation. The new study that began this year surveyed 1,000 American adults across the country online between mid-September and mid-October.