Religious Conflict Due to Immigration America is now known as one of the most religiously diverse nations the world has today, but this was not always the case. This diversity is directly linked to immigration from other nations who were fleeing persecution due to their particular religion. Over time, people have become more accepting of other religions and diversity has grown. In the late 1800s, immigration caused great conflict with all the different religions, but this conflict ended up helping to create the religious diversity we have now. At this point, religion is fully part of American culture, approximately 92% of the population. all Americans believe that there is some sort of God or higher power. If you ask people if they are 100% sure there is a God, that number drops to about 70%. When it comes to asking people if they have a religion, you would get about 83% of the population and about half of these people consider their religion an important part of their life. If this is the statistic about religion in America today, it's hard not to wonder what it would have been like in the past, when immigration was at one of its peaks, and the main reason these people came to America was for religious freedom. of religious diversity in America can be attributed to immigration. This didn't really catch on until the late 1800s. People from all over the world began coming to America to escape persecution in their homeland. In a 30-year period, from 1860 to 1890, approximately 10 million immigrants arrived in the United States. Over the next 15 years, from 1890 to 1914, that number increased to 15 million people. A good majority of these people came from Southern and Eastern Europe, these immigrants usually landed in... middle of paper ......k. Religion in America since 1945: A history. New York, NY, USA: Columbia University Press, 2004. Print. 44-45Fisher, James Terenzio. Communion of Immigrants: A History of Catholics in America. Cary, NC, USA: Oxford University Press, USA, 2007. Print.Fowler, Robert Booth, and Allen D. Hertzke. Religion and politics in America: faith, culture and strategic choices. Boulder, CO, USA: Westview Press, 2009. Print.Gaustad, Edwin, and Leigh Schmidt. The religious history of America. and. New York, NY: HarperOne, 2004. Joselit Press, Jenna Weissman. Parade of Faiths: Immigration and American Religion. Cary, NC, USA: Oxford University Press, USA, 2007. Print.Treviño, Roberto R. “Race and Ethnicity.” Comrades Blackwell on Religion: Comrade Blackwell on Religion in America. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2010. Reference creed. Network. April 14 2014.