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Even those Americans who are most committed to their religious traditions are willing to dip their toes into other holy water. Weekly church attendance has long been associated with high levels of religious commitment, but more than one-quarter (28%) of those who attend services at least once a week...
The Pew researchers also looked at the effect of interfaith marriage on an individual's willingness to try different religious experiences and concluded that the link "is a complex one." In general, spouses in interfaith marriages tend to be less religiously observant than couples who belong to the same tradition...
However, individuals in interfaith marriages who do have some degree of religious commitment - attending worship services at least yearly - are actually more likely to be interested in a variety of faiths and to attend multiple types of services. More than 4 in 10 interfaith spouses (43%) report visiting other houses...
Critics of interfaith marriage charge that it often leads to a watering down - and even abandonment - of both traditions. Rather than feeling strongly tied to two traditions, children feel no attachment to either. Parents who can't agree on which tradition their children should be raised in compromise by attending...
The prospect of Telangana's creation has buoyed similar causes elsewhere as calls for secession echo in nearly a dozen states in India. A four-day strike is under way among the picturesque hills and tea estates of Darjeeling, in northern West Bengal, with protesters intensifying demands for a new...