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Religious Americans Just as Tech-Savvy as Others [STUDY]

Samantha Murphy, Mashable

Dec 27, 2011

There may be preconceptions that faithful Americans skew older in age and are traditionally set in their ways, but according to a new study, religious Americans embrace technology just as much as those who are less religious.

A new report from the...

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Report: Religious Americans 'active users of technology'

Athima Chansanchai, msnbc.com

Dec 24, 2011

A recent survey from Pew Research shows that spiritually active Americans are just as likely as others to incorporate technology into their daily lives.

"Some analysts have been concerned that those who have active spiritual lives might not be as ...

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The civic and community engagement of religiously active Americans

Dec 23, 2011Jim Jansen

Those who are active in church, religious, or spiritual organizations are often more deeply involved in their communities than those who are not members of such groups.

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Study: Religious Americans more connected with community than non-religious counterparts

Dan Merica, CNN

Dec 23, 2011

People who are religiously active live more involved and connected lives, according to a Pew Research study released on Friday.

The study, titled “The civic and community engagement of religious active Americans,” painted a broad picture of religi...

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Religiously active people more likely to engage in civic life, Pew study finds

Gloria Goodale, The Christian Science Monitor

Dec 23, 2011

Religious activism is good for civic life in America, according to a new study out from the Pew Research Center Project on the Internet and American Life released on Friday.

The report finds that some 40 percent of Americans engage in some form of...

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Trends to Watch: News and Information Consumption

Mar 24, 2011Kristen Purcell

Kristen will present the latest Pew Internet findings on participatory and mobile news consumption, and the level of public interest in religious and spiritual news and information.

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Report

Generations 2010

Dec 16, 2010Kathryn Zickuhr

Major trends in how different generations of Americans use the internet

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Data Set

December 2010 - Social Side of the Internet

Dec 1, 2010

Our December 2010 survey contains data on the role of technology in group formation and engagement. It was used in the report "The Social Side of the Internet".

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Millions of 'online faithful' use Internet for religious info, e-mail

Dave Newbart, Chicago Sun-Times

Apr 11, 2004

A report released last week by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 64 percent of Web users reported going online to further their faith. That translates to nearly 82 million Americans, the report's authors said. The range of religious...

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Many faithful turning to Web

Nerissa Pacio, San Jose Mercury News

Apr 8, 2004

Jimmy Chu sent a mass e-mail to his Bible study group asking for help setting up for Easter services. He posts the group's prayer requests on his Weblog, downloads hymns from his church's Web site and listens to Sunday sermons online. Chu, 23, who li...

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