A newly released study indicates that a majority of Americans approve of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that strengthen parental rights and religious freedom, particularly in cases involving objections to instruction related to LGBT issues.
Timed to coincide with International Religious Freedom Day, Becket published its 2025 Religious Freedom Index last Friday, offering insight into how Americans view a wide range of church–state and religious liberty issues.
The findings are drawn from a nationwide survey of 1,002 adults conducted in the fall of 2025 by Heart+Mind Strategies.
One focus of the survey was public reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which held that a Maryland public school violated parents’ religious freedom by refusing to allow opt-outs from LGBT-related lessons. According to the data, 62% of respondents said they supported the ruling.
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