
US religious leaders explain why faith in God hit lowest level ever, say COVID made it worse
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Four Christian ministers spoke to Fox News Digital about a new Gallup poll that shows 81% of Americans believe in God, which is the lowest rate ever recorded.
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The poll showed that 81% of Americans believe in God, which is a six-point drop from 2017 and represents the lowest percentage Gallup has ever recorded. The biggest drop in faith in terms of age groups was a 10% decline in 18- to 29-year-olds who say they believe in God.
Bart Barber, pastor of First Baptist Church of Farmersville in rural East Texas and president of the Southern Baptist Convention, told Fox News Digital that more and more people in the United States have "not only no connection to faith congregation but also really no time in life to stop and contemplate anything spiritual."

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