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Some of you are lying about going to churchWhy do so many people pretend to be more religiously observant than they are?

Churchgoing polls reveal little white liesAmericans tend to over-inflate their church attendance, though with the best of intentions

Why do Americans claim to be more religious than they are? Two in five Americans say they regularly attend religious services. Upward of 90 percent of all Americans believe in God, pollsters report, and more...

God knows, we lie about going to churchDid you attend a worship service last weekend? Really? Researcher Philip Brenner studied church attendance reporting in in surveys and time diaries in 13 nations and finds Americans exaggerate attendance by 10% to 18%, more than anyone else.

Religion survey babble confuses 103% of readers. Here's why(RNS) It used to be that figuring out what Americans think about pretty much anything was relatively simple. No more. Here's why.

Did You Go to Church Last Week? Might Depend on Who’s Asking.Why religion polling methods are changing.

Pray tell: Americans stretching the truth about church attendance - ScienceBlog.comANN ARBOR, Mich.---A new University of Michigan study finds that Americans are much more likely to exaggerate their attendance at religious services than are people in many other countries. "Americans have long been viewed as exceptionally religio...

Church Attendance: What We Say Is Not Always What We DoAmericans over-report how often they attend church.

HINTERGRUND-Amerika fällt vom Glauben ab - Folgen für die WahlEin europäischer Beobachter der US-Politik könnte meinen, dass Amerikaner von Religion besessen sind.

Church-Goers Now A Minority In AmericaOne measure of the decline of church strength and authority is church membership and attendance. And by that measure, US secularity is rising to surprising heights.

Dear Mona, How Many Americans Go To Church Every Sunday Like I Do?From here on, this column won’t only answer “Am I normal?” questions. You guys might be pondering “What are the odds?” “Is this old wives’ tale true?” or even “…

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