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Homegrown Statistics on Faith
Posted in The Church by ministerandy on August 1st, 2008
The Indy Star has a section on faith and recently posted statistics regarding faith in Indiana
Faith in Indiana
94% of Hoosiers say they believe in God.
84% say they are affiliated with a specific religion.
62% affiliate themselves with a Protestant religion.
18% identify themselves as Catholic.
60% believe that religion is very important in their lives.
44% attend a religious service at least once a week.
60% say they pray at least once a day.
69% believe that there is more than one way to interpret the teachings of their religion.
Source: Pew Forum on Religion &
Public Life/U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, June 2008