An Ecumenical Ministry in the Parish of St Patrick's Catholic Church In San Diego USA

米国サンディエゴの聖パトリックカトリック教会教区におけるエキュメニカル宣教

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Why Americans Go to Church or Stay Home

Pew: Why Americans Go to Church or Stay Home
Among regular attenders: 2 in 3 go because of their kids, Catholics half as likely as Protestants to value sermons, and 1 in 5 don’t usually feel God’s presence.
Jeremy Weber
About 2 out of 3 Americans who attend church (or other religious services) monthly or more say they go for their kids, for personal comfort, or to become a better person.
The most important reason for going: to become closer to God. Yet 1 in 5 attenders say they do not usually feel God’s presence. Another 1 in 4 don’t usually feel a sense of community. And 4 in 10 don’t usually feel connected to their faith’s history.
And Catholic attenders are half as likely as Protestant ...
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