Public Favors Voluntary Prayer for Public Schools
But strongly supports moment of silence rather than spoken prayer
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Date: 7/26/2005
Research Reveals Major Strengths of Congregations
Congregational strength and building blocks of vitality
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“The majority of worshipers (63%) spend at least a few times a week in private devotional activities (reading the Bible, praying, or meditating).”
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“The number one reason worshipers give for their growth in faith is their participation in the congregation.”
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Date: 12/31/2004
How We Talk to God
People pray for everything from the divine to the selfish and profane. Let us pray. It is a line uttered, with variations, by many religions, in many languages, as an invitation to begin a special communication with a divine being. And indeed, many accept the invitation. Prayer is, as Baylor University sociology Prof. Rodney Stark observes, "one of the most common and unacknowledged activities on the planet." But with all this prayer, the obvious question is rarely asked: What do people actually pray about when they bow their heads, close their eyes, and begin to share their most personal thoughts, worries, desires, yearnings, adoration, and gratitude?
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Date: 12/20/2004
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