Another study of Americans has documented the rise in the "religiously unaffiliated" which we like to call "godlessness" at this blog. The
Houston Chronicle reports about a study commissioned by the Desert News (a Mormon-affiliated publication) and
the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young University which documents that a plurality of Americans (the largest group in the survey) respond "None" when asked their religious affiliation.
34 percent of respondents said they had no religious denomination, compared to 33 percent who identified as Protestants and 21 percent who said they are Catholic.
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Baptists made up the largest Protestant group, at about 32 percent, with 19 percent saying they belonged to a non-denominational or independent church. Twenty-eight percent of those surveyed consider themselves "born-again" or Evangelical Christians.
Thirty-seven percent of respondents say religion is very important in their lives, but only 24 percent say they attend religious services one or more times a week. Fifty-four percent said they seldom or never attend church.
Of those polled, 21 percent said one of the most important issues facing families is "decline in religious faith and church attendance.
Interesting results, eh? I wonder when public policy and politics will start responding to how Americans actually live their religious lives, instead of how people "wish" (or "believe") they do.
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