Thursday, October 06, 2005

Black students are most religious

The Washington Times reports:
Black students have the highest levels of religious practice on America's campuses, according to a survey of 112,232 students at 236 colleges being released today.
The study, conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute, which is affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles, said black students led white, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian and Hawaiian students in seven out of 12 spirituality categories.
One-third of the black students polled said spiritual growth and following religious teachings are both essential, compared with fewer than one-fifth of the white and Asian students polled. Black students also reported higher levels of church attendance, prayer and belief in God.
This could affect the conservative movement in the future.