Most refugees who enter the U.S. as religious minorities are Christians A little over a third of the refugees who were admitted into the United States in fiscal 2016 (37%) were religious minorities in their home countries. Of those, 61% were Christians, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from the State Department’s Refugee Processing Center. Related: Young people less likely to view Iraqi, Syrian refugees as major threat to U.S. Related: Diversity welcomed in Australia, U.S. despite uncertainty over Muslim integration Related: Countries affected by Trump travel rules accounted for more than 900,000 U.S. entries since 2006 Related: Where refugees to the U.S. come from

Most Americans oppose churches choosing sides in elections Our polling shows that Americans like their politicians to have strong religious convictions. And nearly half of Americans also say they want churches and other houses of worship to speak out on social and political topics. But there has long been a consensus that churches should not endorse specific candidates for public office.

Majorities in all major religious groups support requiring childhood vaccination Large majorities of U.S. adults from all major religious groups say healthy children should be required to be vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella to attend school because of the potential health risk to others when children are not vaccinated. Still, there are some modest differences between religious groups, a new Pew Research Center survey finds.