Me Thinks

On August 1, the Pew Forum published the results of a study on why Americans do or don't attend religious services (pewforum.org).





Other findings from the new survey include:

• Eight-in-ten regular attenders say they “always” or “often” experience a sense of God’s presence when they attend worship services. Nearly three-quarters say they “always” or “often” feel a sense of community with people who share their religion when they attend religious services, and six-in-ten say they feel a sense of connection to a longstanding tradition.
•  People who rarely or never attend religious services are younger, on average, than those who attend more regularly. 
•  Young adults who attend religious services regularly are more likely than older adults to do so for social reasons.