1.0Beliefnet Newshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/newsmconsolihttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/author/mconsoliReligion Keeps on Trucking (Without the Institutions)rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uhLCsEihSE"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2009/10/religion-keeps-on-trucking-wit">Religion Keeps on Trucking (Without the Institutions)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2009/10/religion-keeps-on-trucking-wit/embed#?secret=uhLCsEihSE" width="600" height="338" title="“Religion Keeps on Trucking (Without the Institutions)” — Beliefnet News" data-secret="uhLCsEihSE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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(RNS) Religious institutions may be waning in the U.S, but private religious practices like prayer are actually on the rise, a new University of Chicago report reveals. While weekly attendees of religious services dropped from 32 to 26 percent of the population between 1983 and 2006, people praying daily rose from 54 to 59 percent…