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Faith and spirituality in the time of Covid
Just as the anxieties of 2020 have lead many to search for greater meaning in their lives, the pandemic has made it easier for people to explore their spirituality, with the move to online religious worship.
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For decades, religious attendance in most parts of the world has been declining. A 2018 survey by the Pew Research Center has found that globally, adults under 40 are the least likely to consider themselves religious, and a 2019 survey by the same organisation found that the number of American adults who consider themselves non-religious is growing.
But the pandemic may just be reversing that trend, leaders from several faiths say, in part because the move to online services has helped make it easier for people to participate.
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"We've seen not only the numbers grow, but the kind of people, the people who wouldn't typically feel comfortable even going to church, or setting a foot inside a new church," says Bruxy Cavey, the lead pastor at the Meeting House.
"Covid has slowed us down and destabilised our regular routine. It has become an exploratory time. People are developing new habits, new interests, and finding new ways of just being in this world."
Faith and spirituality in the time of Covid
Just as the anxieties of 2020 have lead many to search for greater meaning in their lives, the pandemic has made it easier for people to explore their spirituality, with the move to online religious worship.
...
For decades, religious attendance in most parts of the world has been declining. A 2018 survey by the Pew Research Center has found that globally, adults under 40 are the least likely to consider themselves religious, and a 2019 survey by the same organisation found that the number of American adults who consider themselves non-religious is growing.
But the pandemic may just be reversing that trend, leaders from several faiths say, in part because the move to online services has helped make it easier for people to participate.
...
"We've seen not only the numbers grow, but the kind of people, the people who wouldn't typically feel comfortable even going to church, or setting a foot inside a new church," says Bruxy Cavey, the lead pastor at the Meeting House.
"Covid has slowed us down and destabilised our regular routine. It has become an exploratory time. People are developing new habits, new interests, and finding new ways of just being in this world."