Church attendance

Gallup International indicates that 41%[1] of American citizens report they regularly attend religious services, compared to 15% of French citizens, 10% of UK citizens,[2] and 7.5% of Australian citizens.[3]

However, these numbers are open to dispute. ReligiousTolerance.org states:

"Church attendance data in the U.S. has been checked against actual values using two different techniques. The true figures show that only about 21% of Americans and 10% of Canadians actually go to church one or more times a week. Many Americans and Canadians tell pollsters that they have gone to church even though they have not. Whether this happens in other countries, with different cultures, is difficult to predict."

- Church attendance (Wikipedia)

最近の日本語では、21% ぐらいだと「まれ」なことになるんでしょうかね。だとすると、今の日本には失業者など「非常にまれ」、だって身近で見たことないもん、とかいうのかな。まあいいや。

　ちなみに、中央部と両岸層じゃ 3 割ぐらい差があるのよん。

Rank	State	Percent
1	Alabama	58%
1	Louisiana	58%
1	South Carolina	58%
4	Mississippi	57%
5	Arkansas	55%
5	Utah	55%
7	Nebraska	53%
7	North Carolina	53%
9	Georgia	52%
9	Tennessee	52%

39	New York	33%
41	California	32%
41	Oregon	32%
41	Washington	32%
44	Maine	31%
44	Massachusetts	31%
46	Rhode Island	28%
47	Nevada	27%
48	New Hampshire	24%
48	Vermont	24%

-ReligionFacts

　余談だが、ぼくも日本は一神教ではないかもしれないが、だからといって必ずしも「宗教に寛容」とは言えないと思う。