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While preparing to celebrate Christmaswith decorations, gifts and family traditions this holiday season, a significant portion of Americans may forgo attending a church service.
According to a new Lifeway Research study, only 47% of U.S. adults typically attend church during the Christmas season, with 48% saying they do not, and 5% unsure.
This marks a noticeable divide in how Americans approach the holiday, as 83% of American adults reported in a separate survey that they would be celebrating Christmas in some way this year.
This discrepancy between celebrating Christmas and attending church highlights ongoing changes in religious observance in the United States — and suggests that, for many, the religious nature of the holiday has been supplanted by consumerism and secular traditions.
However, the study also offers this measure of hope: It finds that 56% of those who typically do not attend church services at Christmas would be likely to attend if someone they knew invited them, with 17% indicating they were very likely to go.
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According to a new Lifeway Research study, only 47% of U.S. adults typically attend church during the Christmas season, with 48% saying they do not, and 5% unsure.
This marks a noticeable divide in how Americans approach the holiday, as 83% of American adults reported in a separate survey that they would be celebrating Christmas in some way this year.
This discrepancy between celebrating Christmas and attending church highlights ongoing changes in religious observance in the United States — and suggests that, for many, the religious nature of the holiday has been supplanted by consumerism and secular traditions.
However, the study also offers this measure of hope: It finds that 56% of those who typically do not attend church services at Christmas would be likely to attend if someone they knew invited them, with 17% indicating they were very likely to go.
Breaking down the data
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New study: Less than half of Americans attend a church service at Christmas
A new Lifeway Research study revealed that less than half of U.S. adults attend a church service during the Christmas season.
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