Church Attendance Declines In Most US Faith Communities

As Americans observe Ramadan and prepare to celebrate Easter and Passover, the percentage of adults who report regularly attending religious services remains low. Three in 10 Americans say they attend religious services every week (21%) or almost every week (9%), while 11% report attending about once a month and 56% seldom (25%) or never (31%) attend.

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Among major U.S. religious groups, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also widely known as the Mormon Church, are the most observant, with two-thirds attending church weekly or nearly weekly. Protestants (including nondenominational Christians) rank second, with 44% attending services regularly, followed by Muslims (38%) and Catholics (33%).

Ed Morrissey

Only two groups showed increases: Jews (+7%) and Muslims (+4%). Both groups are so small, though, that the margin of error in these demos probably overwhelms those results. 

The biggest fall, however, is in the "Other" category, which dropped 24 points in the past 20 years. That's twice the rate of overall American adults and twice the rate for Catholics. But given the rather comprehensive list of specific religions, what does "other" cover? And why is it failing twice as fast?

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