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RELIGIOUS PER SE

68%

of the U.S. population,
as well as one�third of
Americans under 30 do
not identify with any
formal religion.

of the U.S. population
profess a belief in God.

of the U.S. population see
themselves as "spiritual"
rather than "religious"

of the U.S. population
pray on a daily basis.

Plumblines

is the increase in number of individuals reporting
no church affiliation over last five years.

With few exceptions, the unaffiliated say they
are not looking for a religion that would be right
for them.

Overwhelmingly, they think that religious organi-
zations are too concerned with money and power,
too focused on rules and too involved in politics.

But most give credit to churches for improving
community ties and helping those in need.

of families with children
ages 12�17 share a meal
together 6�7 days a week.

of families shared a meal
together 7 days a week
twenty years ago.

2001

is the year Columbia University's National Center on
Addiction and Substance Abuse first highlighted the
importance of Family Day, September 24th--A Day
to Eat Dinner With Your Family. It did so to "promote
family dinners as a natural and effective way to re-

duce teen substance abuse
risk." Since then, more ben-
efits of families eating to-
gether have been identified,
including nutrition, lan-
guage development
and family cohesiveness.

I
L

Y V

20%

21%

37%

from 15% to 20%

46%

37%

"Salvation's Ring," A family is transformed

through the outreach of The Salvation Army.

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Calvin College's Christian Classics Ethereal Library

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Source: study released this fall by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion
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Sources: Child Trends Fact Sheet,
Washington, DC; CBSnews.com;
Poweroffamilymeals.com

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