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1. www.cnn.com › 2018/08/09 › us10 reasons Americans go to church – and 9 reasons they don’t

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   Aug 10, 2018 · A new Pew Research Center study offers something different: a survey of 4,729 Americans telling us precisely why they do (or don’t) attend religious services. Some of their answers are unsurprising.

2. www.pewresearch.org › religion › 2018/08/01Why Americans go to religious and church services

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   Aug 1, 2018 · In response, eight-in-ten regular attenders say becoming “closer to God” is a very important reason they go to religious services. 2. Additionally, roughly two-thirds say they attend religious services to give their children a moral foundation, to become better people, and for comfort in times of trouble or sorrow.

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3. www.christianitytoday.com › 2018 › 08Pew: Why Americans Go to Church or Stay Home

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   Aug 1, 2018 · Only 1 in 3 American adults who do not attend religious services (defined by Pew as attending a few times a year or less) say a very important reason is because they are not believers (28%). More ...

4. news.gallup.com › poll › 642548Church Attendance Has Declined in Most U.S. Religious Groups

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   Mar 25, 2024 · On any given weekend, about three in 10 U.S. adults attend religious services, down from 42% two decades ago. Church attendance will likely continue to decline in the future, given younger Americans’ weaker attachments to religion. Specifically, more 18- to 29-year-olds, 35%, say they have no religious preference than identify with any ...

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5. research.lifeway.com › 2018/08/01 › why-americans-goWhy Americans Go to Church—And Why They Don’t

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   Aug 1, 2018 · A 2016 study from Lifeway Research found that Americans who skip services aren’t necessarily hostile to matters of faith. About half (47 percent) say they freely discuss religion if the topic comes up. Only a third (32 percent) say they are not religious. However, only a third (35 percent) say they would attend a church service if invited.

6. www.prri.org › press-release › survey-churchSurvey: Church Attendance, Importance of Religion ... - PRRI

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   May 15, 2023 · Americans who attend church at least a few times a year are slightly more likely than those who seldom or never attend church to have contacted a government official (23% v. 19%), served on a committee (17% v. 10%), put up a sign supporting a political candidate (13% v. 10%), or volunteered for a political campaign (7% v. 4%).

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   Why do Americans attend church?

   • Among US adults who do attend church or other religious services regularly (defined by Pew as attending monthly or more), 7 in 10 say a very important reason they attend is so their children will have a moral foundation (69%). Similar shares attend to become a better person (68%) or for comfort in times of trouble or sorrow (66%).

   Pew: Why Americans Go to Church or Stay Home

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   Why do people attend church services?

   • Those who attend services also seem to do to so because they want to, not because they have to. Around a third of Americans attend because of their family’s religious tradition (37 percent) or a sense of obligation (31 percent). Few attend to appease their spouse or family (16 percent) or to meet new people (19 percent).

   Why Americans Go to Church—And Why They Don’t

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   Why do people go to church?

   • A new Pew Research Center survey finds that the main reason people regularly go to church, synagogue, mosque or another house of worship is an obvious one: to feel closer to God. But the things that keep people away from religious services are more complicated.

   Why Americans Go (and Don’t Go) to Religious Services

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   How do Americans feel about church services?

   • A similar number of Americans have issues with how services are conducted—either they haven’t found a church or house of worship they like (23 percent), they don’t like the sermons (18 percent), or they don’t feel welcome (14 percent). Among evangelicals who attend sporadically, 33 percent say they haven’t found a church home they like.

   Why Americans Go to Church—And Why They Don’t

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   Do people who don't believe in religion attend church?

   • Some of their answers are unsurprising. Americans who don’t believe in religion don’t often attend church. Because duh. But the survey complicates other stereotypes about Americans who rarely, if ever, attend religious services. As it turns out, they’re all not atheists, or even members of the “spiritual but not religious” crowd.

   10 reasons Americans go to church – and 9 reasons they don’t

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   Do Americans still attend religious services?

   • Pew has found a decline in attendance at religious services from 2007 to 2014, with about a third of Americans now saying they worship weekly and about a third saying they go rarely or never. However, the self-reported weekly attendance at evangelical churches stayed flat at 58 percent.

   Pew: Why Americans Go to Church or Stay Home

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8. www.axios.com › 2024/03/27 › church-religiousMap: U.S. church, religious services attendance by state - Axios

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   Mar 27, 2024 · Vermont (75%), New Hampshire (66%) and Maine (66%) have the highest share of adults who say they never or seldom attend church or religious services, compared to the national average of 49%, per a new Axios analysis of Household Pulse Survey data. Why it matters: More than three-quarters of Americans say religion's role in public life is ...