Ryan Burge · Graphs About Religion (Substack)

Drawing on the Pew Religious Landscape Survey of ~37,000 respondents, Burge argues that pure creationism is a minority position in the U.S. Intelligent design — evolution guided by God — is the dominant view across most traditions. Even among evangelicals and Orthodox Christians, strict creationism is held by only about a quarter.
Substack blog analysis of Pew RLS data; question wording shapes the share categorized as "creationist"; no LDS-specific breakout in the cited highlights.
Source: https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/creationism-isnt-as-common-as-you
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Burge, R. (2026). Creationism Isn't as Common as You Think. Graphs About Religion (Substack). https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/creationism-isnt-as-common-as-you
Ryan Burge. "Creationism Isn't as Common as You Think." Graphs About Religion (Substack), 2026. https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/creationism-isnt-as-common-as-you.
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