![]() ![]() A surprisingly large share of people who pray (14%) admitted that they don’t know if God responds to peoples’ prayers or, if He does, how He responds.Just 6% of self-identified Christians contend that God only answers a prayer if many people pray it, or it has been prayed consistently for a long time.One out of every nine self-identified Christians (11%) says God hears all prayers but only answers those from people who are truly committed to Him.One out of five self-identified Christians (20%) argue that He hears all prayers but carries out His will, regardless of those prayers. ![]() A plurality of self-identified Christians (39%) believe that He hears all prayers and answers each one, although sometimes the answer is “no”.However, there is a range of ideas concerning how God responds to the prayers He hears. but represent 91% of the Americans who pray at all.Īmong the seven out of ten American adults who consider themselves to be Christian, three out of four (76%) believe that God hears prayers. (Unexpectedly one out of every seven spiritual skeptics – 14% also pray several times a week.) A different way of assessing the religious background of those who pray is to recognize that people who consider themselves to be Christian are 71% of the adult population in the U.S. While three-quarters of those who consider themselves Christian pray several times a week, the same is true for less than half of those who are associated with a non-Christian faith. The survey found that prayer is predominantly a Christian activity. More than nine out of ten of those who do not pray (94%) reject the Bible’s description of God 93% of them do not believe the Bible is the true and accurate word of God and nine out of ten of them never read the Bible or attend religious services of any kind. The survey revealed that 99% of people who never pray are among the least religious Americans (i.e., people with a low level of spiritual activity). Two-thirds of the adults who pray in a given week (68%) pray daily, while one-fifth pray several times a week (21%) and the rest pray once during the week (11%).Īmong the 15% of Americans who never pray, the failure to pray is reflective of a dormant spiritual life in general, and a rejection of basic Christian beliefs in particular. The survey also indicated that if a person engages in prayer at all during a typical week, they are most likely to pray on a daily basis. In other words, the more actively engaged a person is with their faith, the more likely they are to pray every week. The population segments most devoted to prayer included SAGE Cons (Spiritually Active Governance Engaged Conservative Christians – 97% of whom pray at least once a week) people who read the Bible at least once a week (95%) adults who believe the essence of Christianity is having an ongoing relationship with God (92%) born-again Christians (90%) people who attend religious services every week (89%) adults who say they are deeply committed to practicing their faith (88%) and those who attend evangelical churches (86%). * indicates less than one-half of one percent. Question: Thinking about prayer, how often, if ever, do you pray? Source: survey conducted by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, on behalf of The Presidential Prayer Team N = 1,000 adults 18 or older, nationwide sample, data collected in April 2020. Only one out of seven (15%) said they never pray, making prayer the nation’s most widely practiced religious activity. Another one out of ten adults (10%) prays at least once a month. In a typical week, two out of three American adults (66%) pray at least once. The survey of the general public reveals that in the initial weeks of the pandemic half of all adults (49%) indicated they prayed more than usual in response to the pandemic while just 4% prayed less and four out of ten (41%) did not change their normal prayer practices. adults commissioned by The Presidential Prayer Team, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, profiles the prayer life of Americans. As part of a new two-dimensional national survey of U.S. SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Since the advent of the Coronavirus crisis millions of Americans have addressed the fears and challenges raised by COVID-19 through prayer.
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