Posted on 06/11/2018 1:22:59 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
Against a grim backdrop of rising suicide rates among American women, new research has revealed a blinding shaft of light: One group of women — practicing Catholics — appears to have bucked the national trend toward despair and self-harm. Compared with women who never participated in religious services, women who attended any religious service once a week or more were five times less likely to commit suicide between 1996 and 2010, says a study published by JAMA Psychiatry. [snip] Among devout Catholic women — those in the pews more than once a week — suicides were a vanishing phenomenon. Among the 6,999 Catholic women who said they attended mass more than once a week, there was not a single suicide. The Catholic Church teaches that suicide is a mortal sin. It has long ...denied those who killed themselves a Catholic burial. [snip] Sigmund Freud, the father of psychiatry, denounced religious belief as the "universal obsessional neurosis of humanity." Much current research, however, has focused not only on the deep biological underpinnings of religiosity, but its potential benefits as well. "Religious convictions and practices can help people foster a sense of hope, even in the midst of major crises or adversities," said Kheriaty. "Religious faith can help people find a sense of meaning and purpose even in suffering," he added. "It's not our role to 'prescribe' religion… or proselytize to our patients," said Kheriaty. "It is safe to assume that religious conviction and faith must be genuine and sincere if they are to provide the mental and physical health benefits that several studies have suggested." But if patients are inclined to explore religion or spirituality, said Kheriaty, "doctors can encourage patients to explore such activities confident that religious practices will likely not harm, and may indeed, help, their patient's mental health.
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Devout Catholic women — those in the pews more than once a week — are a vanishing phenomenon.
Church attendance [2002-2005]: Evangelicals at approx. 60 percent showed the highest percentage of those who reported they attended services weekly or almost weekly, with 30% going more than once a week. Catholics were at 45 percent (9% more than once a week), and Jews 15 percent. Gallup poll. between 2002 and 2005. http://www.christianpost.com/article/20060418/weekly-attendance-highest-among-Evangelical-churches.htm
2102: The percentage of all Catholics who say they attend Mass at least once a week has dropped from 47% in 1974 to 24% in 2012. - http://www.pewforum.org/2013/03/13/strong-catholic-identity-at-a-four-decade-low-in-us/
A 2007 Pew survey reported that 9% of Catholics said they attended Mass more than once a week, and 33% once a week, while evangelicals were at 30% for more than once a week, and 28% for once a week, respectively. - http://www.pewforum.org/files/2015/01/comparison-Frequency-of-Attendance-at-Religious-Services.pdf
A Catholic study reported that the percentage of U.S. adult Catholics who say they attended Mass once a week or more (i.e., those attending every week) was 24% in 2012. http://cara.georgetown.edu/caraservices/requestedchurchstats.html
Church attendance [2001]: 69% of those associated with Assembly of God churches, and 66% of other Pentecostal churches and 61% of those in non-denominational Protestant churches were the most likely to have attended in the past week (which does to mean they always do) .
However, numbers from head counts show the actual rate of attendance nationwide is less than half (around 18%) of what the pollsters report, though some studies show attendance at services as increasing. http://www.churchleaders.com/pastors/pastor-articles/139575-7-startling-facts-an-up-close-look-at-church-attendance-in-america.html;
From 2000 to 2004 the Catholic Church
More related to church attendance:
Comparing Catholics and other Americans, 44% of Catholics claimed to be "absolutely committed" to their faith versus 54% of the entire adult population, and donated about 17% less money to churches; was 38% less likely than the average American to read the Bible; 67% less likely to attend a Sunday school class; 20% less likely to share their faith in Christ with someone who had different beliefs; 24% less likely to say their religious faith has greatly transformed their life; and were 36% less likely to have an "active faith," (defined as reading the Bible, praying and attending a church service during the prior week.) Yet Catholics were 16% more likely than the norm to attend a church service and 8% more likely to have prayed to God during the prior week. Catholics Have Become Mainstream America, Barna research, July 9, 2007 https://www.barna.org/barna-update/faith-spirituality/100-catholics-have-become-mainstream-america#.VDZOGDRxnGg
40% Roman Catholics vs. 41% Non-R.C. see abortion as "morally acceptable"; Sex between unmarried couples: 67% vs. 57%; Baby out of wedlock: 61% vs. 52%; Homosexual relations: 54% vs. 45%; Gambling: 72% vs. 59% http://www.gallup.com/poll/117154/Catholics-Similar-Mainstream-Abortion-Stem-Cells.aspx
Committed Roman Catholics (church attendance weekly or almost) versus Non-R.C. faithful church goers (see the below as as morally acceptable): Abortion: 24% of R.C. vs. 19% Non-R.C.; Sex between unmarried couples: 53% vs. 30%; Baby out of wedlock: 48% vs. 29%; Homosexual relations: 44% vs. 21%; Gambling: 67% vs. 40%; Divorce: 63 vs. 46% ^
Comparing 16 moral behaviors, Catholics were less likely to say mean things about people behind their back, and tending to engage in recycling more. However, they were also twice as likely to view pornographic content on the Internet, and were more prone to use profanity, to gamble, and to buy lottery tickets. ^
34% of weekly Mass attending Catholics are Democrats, and an additional 19% are not affiliated with a party but lean toward the Democrats (53% identifying or leaning as Democrats). 28% of weekly attenders are Republicans and an additional 17% lean toward being a Republican (43 percent identifying or leaning as Republicans). Thus Democrats have a 10% point edge among weekly attendees, Catholics who attend Mass less than weekly are even more likely to be a Democrat rather than a Republican. http://cara.georgetown.edu/NewsandPress/PressReleases/pr061808.pdf<
More , if somewhat dated.
It just struck me as I was on the just on the treadmill.
My father(William, God rest his soul) was 42 when I was born and 58 when he died. He had an enlarged heart which is probably what kept him from shipping out (and likely getting killed) with his entire company to Normandy. I was a very energetic child and looking back I must have really tested his endurance. He and my mother and family showered mountains of love on me. I could never have deserved all that love but never the less I endeavored to be worthy of it. I remember that I would be just crushed when I saw a look of disappointment in his eyes at something I knew he wouldn't have approved of and that I could have avoided. I endeavor to please God our Father in Heaven as I honored my father and now only his memory by keeping His commandments (and my all of fathers sage advice that I can recall) and by relying on my knowledge of scripture and daily prayers as was his example and directive to learn and always grow in my faith.
My Brother Roman War Criminal (I am thinking Longinus) in Christ Jesus, let us put on the full armor of God and go into battle as one against the forces of darkness.
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Self-described Jews and Catholics, even when they have no actual belief or practice, tend to still check the Jewish or Catholic box in surveys.
Thus you get more accurate results if you discount self-labels and ask instead, "Are you a member of a synagogue/parish?"
It’s perspicuous to me!
The earthquake was a 4.9, east of here, in Nangan, Davao. https://www.earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2018-06-13-14-59-09-utc-4-9-143
Seems like a no-brainer to me.
How much 'grant money' was involved in this??
I wonder what the stats are for murder??
Personal?
Did he(?) choose his own screenname?
Have had it drummed into their heads forever that suicide is a MORTAL sin.
Prots?
Not so much.
What about us MEN??
PROT or otherwise??
Your a dude arn’t you?
Why do you use a girls name to post with?
The difference is that I know I am a fool.
May the Peace of Christ Jesus be with you.
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I wonder how much JAMA Psychiatry Journal pays for articles? Not that I’m writing up anything about my -— uh -— long-term observations concerning my -—uh-— FReeper colleagues-—
The difference is that I know I am a fool.
How to answer a Non-sequitar?
The only thing that is perspicuous is that RC purgatory is not what the NT church believed in based upon the only wholly inspired substantive authoritative record of what the NT church believed (including how they understood the OT and gospels) is Scripture, especially Acts thru Revelation.
It is Rome who checks the Catholic" box for most anyone who self-ID's as Catholic, treating Ted Kennedy RCs as members in life and in death.
And you are in no position to relegated such as being CINO's and or excommunicated when your church, whose judgment you are to follow, and at the least not publicly dissent from, manifestly does not.
All of my baptized RCIA students --- baptized in the Name of the Trinity in any church, Lutheran, Church of God in Christ, whatever --- are received by Confirmation, since they are already baptized, and we recognize that.
So you can say all the validly baptized are, in that sense, Catholic.
Even my husband, who was baptized in the Baptist church.
The Catechism would call him certainly, but imperfectly, Catholic.
Paragraph # 838 "Those who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized are put in a certain, although imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church."I sometimes find it confusing when one word is used in different senses.
It shows up on the walls of the catacombs, which means quite early indeed: "Ora pro me."
This would be pointless if the person who had died had instantly gone to his final destination, Heaven or Hell.
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