• 32% of those surveyed say they’re offended when a store clerk uses the generic but politically correct "Happy Holidays
• Zogby polling shows an overwhelming majority (95%) say they are not offended by being greeted with a "Merry Christmas" while shopping, including 98% for weekly Wal-Mart shoppers.
• One in three respondents who identified themselves as Jewish (32%) said they were upset by hearing "Merry Christmas" as were 10% of those of non-Christian faiths or who did not identify themselves with a religion.

• Four out of Five (81%) of professors say that they are a spiritual person
• Two thirds say they seek opportunities to grow spiritually to some extent and engage in self reflection to a great extent
• 47% of professors state that integrating spirituality into their life is essential
• 64% claim to be religious
  • 29% of this number claim to be religious to some extent
  • 35% claim to be religious to a great extent
• 61% claim to pray or meditate

UCLA--While today's college students have a very high level of interest and involvement in spirituality and religion, there are important differences among student subgroups, most significantly between African Americans and Whites, and between men and women, according to new research from UCLA.

• 95% of African Americans believe in God, compared to 84% of Latinos, 78% of Whites, and 65% of Asian Americans 
• 91% of African Americans pray, compared to 75% of Latinos and 67% of Whites 
• 53% of African Americans attend religious services frequently, compared to 42% of Whites, 39% of Latinos, and 35% of Asian Americans 
  
• The Spiritual Life of College Students: A National tudy of College Students' Search for Meaning and Purpose, Full Report.    Spirituality in Higher Education, Higher Education Research Institute, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA