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Weekly churchgoers are statistically more likely to embrace biblical views than those who don\u2019t regularly attend church services, according to\u00a0just-released data.<\/p>\n
Lifeway Research surveyed 3,001 Protestant churchgoers in the U.S. from Jan. 6-15, 2025, asking respondents \u2014\u00a0both frequent and infrequent service attenders \u2014\u00a0whether they agreed with a series of statements that either aligned with or contradicted Christian teachings.<\/p>\n
Infrequent churchgoers were defined as those who attend services once or twice a month, while frequent churchgoers were defined as those who attend services on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n
Of those surveyed, 61% of frequent churchgoers said they strongly disagreed with the claim \u201cJesus was a great teacher, but he was not God,\u201d compared to just 37% of infrequent attenders. And 85% of frequent churchgoers said the \u201cbiblical accounts of the physical (bodily) resurrection of Jesus are completely accurate\u201d and the \u201cevent actually occurred,\u201d while only 64% of infrequent attenders said the same.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis relationship between lack of attendance and theological positions should sound an alarm among church leaders and dedicated Christians,\u201d Daniel Price, a Lifeway statistician, said in a statement. \u201cIncreasing attendance alone will not guarantee an improvement in the acceptance of theological positions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eighty-four percent of frequent churchgoers agreed \u201cGod created marriage as a union between one man and one woman.\u201d Only 68% of infrequent attendees felt the same way.<\/p>\n
Relatedly, 68% of frequent churchgoers strongly agreed with the sentiment that sex outside of \u201ctraditional marriage\u201d is sinful. Forty-two percent of infrequent churchgoers said the same.<\/p>\n
Seventy-one percent of frequent church attenders strongly disagreed that \u201cpeople should be able to choose their gender regardless of their biological sex,\u201d while 51% of infrequent churchgoers disagreed.<\/p>\n
McConnell said, \u201cWorship services typically include proclamation of the Word of God and uniting in songs and readings drawn from the Word of God. So one way to encourage attendance is explaining the Bible\u2019s importance and encouraging its prioritization.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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