A Pew Research Center study found that more than four-in-ten Americans (44%) report that they pray at least once a day, and an additional 23% say they pray weekly or a few times a month. Nearly one-third of U.S. adults seldom or never pray.
It seems that I mostly know religiously indifferent agnostics and angry atheists.That is not surprising, since my life is populated with highly educated middle and upper class people.
But well over half of Americans spend some of their time seeking divine guidance and love through prayer. Globally, the Pew study found the median across 105 countries was 49% praying daily. Many of the devout are found in poor and developing nations.
So the world is divided, and perhaps polarized, between believers and non-believers.
This podcast tries to explore the gap between two often antagonistic points of view.
Author Tom Soma joins artist Bob Barancik in a discussion moderated by actress Vickie Daignault.
Some of Bob’s art is used as a catalyst to conversation.
Art by Bob Barancik
Relevant Web Links
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