{"id":32100,"date":"2022-09-10T15:56:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/u-s-remains-an-outlier-on-prayer\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T15:56:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:56:21","slug":"u-s-remains-an-outlier-on-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/u-s-remains-an-outlier-on-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Remains an Outlier on Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Aaron Earls<\/em><\/p>\n

In 1952, Congress designated the first Thursday in May to be the National Day of Prayer. But most Americans say they pray every day, which makes the U.S. unique among wealthier countries.<\/p>\n

Out of 102 countries examined, Pew Research found the U.S. to stand alone with high levels of wealth ($56,000 per-capita gross domestic product) and daily prayer (55%).<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn every other wealthy country surveyed\u2014that is, those with a per-capita GDP over $30,000\u2014fewer than 40% of adults say they pray every day,\u201d according to the Pew report.<\/p>\n

By contrast, poorer nations are more likely to have residents who regularly pray. Every country where at least 70% of adults say they pray each day has a per-capita GDP under $20,000.<\/p>\n

Some poor countries are outliers in how little they pray. In Vietnam, which has a $6,000 per-capita GDP, 14% of adults say they pray every day.<\/p>\n

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Among all 102 nations surveyed, the national average of people who say they pray every day is 49%.<\/p>\n

Certain regions appear to share similar rates of prayer. Nations in Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia tend to have high numbers who say they pray daily.<\/p>\n

Europe and other parts of Asia tend to have much lower prayer rates. Post-Christian European nations have some of the lowest levels of prayer, including Spain (23%), France (10%), Germany (9%), and U.K. (6%).<\/p>\n

Among the nations surveyed, China (1%) had the smallest percentage of residents who say they pray every day.<\/p>\n

South America has nations with high rates of prayer like Paraguay (82%) and Brazil (61%) alongside less prayerful nations like Chile (39%).<\/p>\n

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Aaron Earls<\/h2>\n

@WardrobeDoor<\/p>\n

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Aaron is a writer for LifewayResearch.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n