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Age is an important demographic characteristic that shapes the contours of the religious landscape in the U.S. and throughout the world. Explore Pew Forum publications—including public opinion polls, research studies, event transcripts and interviews—about the differences based on age that exist within and across religious traditions.  

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ANALYSIS December 17, 2009
Little Support for Terrorism Among Muslim Americans
Recent events such as the Fort Hood shootings and the arrest of five Muslim American students in Pakistan have raised questions about the threat of homegrown terrorism in the U.S.  
ANALYSIS January 30, 2009
A Religious Portrait of African-Americans
While the U.S. is generally considered a highly religious nation, African-Americans are markedly more religious on a variety of measures than the U.S. population as a whole, including level of affiliation with a religion, attendance at religious services, frequency of prayer and religion's importance in life.