Crowded Christmas in Southern churches?
By Peter Elliott | Contributing Editor of Everyday Christian
Posted 4:00 pm on December 22, 2009
Chances are if you live in or visiting Mississippi or South Carolina, for example, this week, you may have a lot of company at church on Christmas Eve.
A survey released by The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life indicated Mississippi as the highest ranking state in terms of worship attendance, frequency of prayer and belief in God. In fact when looking at worship attendance the top 11 states are located south of the Mason-Dixon Line.
The next two locations listed are the Western states of Utah and Kansas.
The bottom of the list features the combined states on New Hampshire and Vermont. Also near the bottom are Alaska, Massachusetts, Maine and Connecticut/Rhode Island.
To investigate a further interesting correlation between this survey and data released last week on the happiest states in the U.S., click here.
Tags: Christmas, Mississippi, Pew Forum, prayer, worship, survey
Peter Elliott is a veteran news and sports journalist. He enjoys interviewing others about how God works in their lives and sharing that with readers. He is also a lifelong, long-suffering Chicago Cubs fan. He resides in Indianapolis with his wife and three sons.
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