Tagged with "National Study"
U.S. understanding of Mormons changed little in 2012, Pew poll shows
MR says: Despite the overall numbers, there does seem to be seem some warming attitudes towards Mormons. The intense media scrutiny of the 2012 U.S presidential campaign appears to have made little difference in American understanding and awareness of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,...
Gallup Poll: Mormons most religious group in U.S.
MR says: Other interesting results from the poll include the least religious faith, most and least religious ages, and more. Sixty-nine percent of American adults are very or moderately religious, based on self-reports of the importance of religion in their daily lives and attendance at religious services....
Religion in public schools: America is religious, but also illiterate of religion
MR says: The Canyons School District in Utah is one of the very few in the nation that offers religious studies courses. America is famously religious, but also famously illiterate of religion. Only about half of Americans know, for example, that the Quran is the holy book of Islam or that the Dalai Lama is...
BBC News: Has the Mormon mystique been lifted?
MR says: A really in-depth report of the mainstreaming of the Mormon faith. He didn't win, but Mitt Romney wasn't far off. So what happened to the predictions that a Mormon candidate could never have a shot at the US presidency? The long lead-up to the US election was peppered with commentaries on...
Politics and religion: How religious groups voted
MR says: I know the election is long over, but these exit poll stats are still interesting. It has always been said that in polite company one should never talk about politics or religion. Today, let's do both. There was a lot of discussion throughout this election about religion. Would born-again...
LDS Church News viewpoint: Divine role of fathers
MR says: This is the first generation in the nation’s history to do worse psychologically, socially and economically than its parents. Whether Americans will act to overcome the legacy of family disruption is a crucial but as yet unanswered question. For a couple of decades now, social scientists,...
Pulpit politics: Churchgoers encouraged to vote but few being told who to vote for
MR says: The biggest political issue talked about over the pulpit is that of hunger and poverty. With Election Day approaching, pastor David Miller hadn't decided Thursday morning whether his Sunday sermon would have a political message or not. But if he does talk politics to his Southern Hills Baptist...
Church-going teens go further with school
MR says: According to the study, Jewish and Mormon youths have the highest odds of graduating high school and college enrollment. For many American teens, the road to college goes through the chapel. Sociologists from Brigham Young University and Rice University found religiously-affiliated youth are 40...
Study shows how prayer, meditation affect brain activity
MR says: Watch the video "Through the Wormhole" where Dr. Newberg explains the effect of meditation and prayer on the brain. Human beings have been praying and meditating for millennia. For most, it was a way to commune with a spiritual figure or balance oneself. The benefits and effects were self...
Salt Lake City named most Christian city in U.S.
MR says: And the least Christian? Portland, OR. A study measuring religious bodies in the United States called the, “2010 U.S. Religious Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study (RCMS)” was recently released by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). The most...
Is 'Mormon-ness' something you can see?
MR says: According to a new study, people are able to differentiate between Mormons and those of other faiths based on faces alone. Check out the results. There is a pervasive belief in Mormon culture that Mormon-ness, often described as a “glow,” is actually an observable characteristic. Though often...
Balanced parenting: Learning to not hover
MR says: A new study shows that hovering parents who are potentially over-involved in the lives of their children can have negative effects on early adult age-children. Being involved in a child's life is important, but just as with most things in life, balance is the key, new research out of Brigham Young...
Leap of faith: Skeptics aside, Mormonism is on the rise
MR says: This is a really thoughtful piece written about the LDS faith by a South Carolina newspaper. If Nathan Hale, a lifelong Mormon, received a blessing every time someone came up to him with, “My pastor said that Mormons ...” (Fill in the blank: are polygamists, don't really believe in Jesus,...
What science says about the Word of Wisdom
MR says: According to health studies, the Word of Wisdom is obviously good for the body, although there's more than expected to some of the findings. Utah’s public health officials often credit the state’s good health to its predominant Mormon culture. After all, devout Latter-day Saints’ adherence...
Why early childhood parenting is a gospel priority
MR says: According to new research, as the youngest members of society founder, so does society itself. How could you already be so messed up? The question ran through my mind as I looked at Dylan, a lanky, disruptive second grader in the Brooklyn "school in need of improvement" where I taught. One day,...
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