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SHOCK STUDY: People Who Attend Religious Services Generally Happier

Paul Bois

A new surprise study from the Pew Research Center shows that people who regularly attend religious services report overall general happiness with life.

“People who are active in religious congregations tend to be happier and more civically engaged than either religiously unaffiliated adults or inactive members of religious groups,” Pew reports based on analysis of survey data from the United States and more than two dozen other countries.

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