A new, landmark Pew survey shows that Hispanics are changing the nation's religious landscape, especially the Roman Catholic Church. The report, released April 25, documents Latinos' distinctive religious practices and explores how their religious beliefs influence their political thinking. The survey, one of the largest ever on the subject, is a collaboration of the Pew Forum and the Pew Hispanic Center.Other findings:
- More than half of Hispanic Catholics identify themselves as charismatics, compared with only an eighth of non-Hispanic Catholics.
- Latinos who are evangelicals are twice as likely as those who are Catholics to identify with the Republican Party.
- Two-thirds of Hispanics say that their religious beliefs are an important influence on their political thinking.
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