[SuziQ]

The highest percentage of fatherlessness is found in the African American community, and yet African Americans tend to be more religiously oriented than other population sectors.

We hear this a lot, but is this still true? What percentage of the African American population actually ATTENDS church in any given week, compared to that of the white population?

[ilovesarah2012]

Good question. Just an observation and not meant to be argumentative, but it seems to me that a lot of blacks attend church just as a social gathering. Of course, I’m sure the same could be said for a lot of whites.

[Gabz]

Sometimes I make a run to the supermarket after Church on Sunday, the number of African Americans who are obviously doing the same thing far exceeds the number of whites.

I have to say the number of folks coming out of the local predominantly “black” churches far out number those exiting the predominantly white churches, including my own.

Anecdotal, I know - but it is my observation.

Oh and there are far more children attending those churches. At the moment my 14yo daughter is the only regularly attending young person.