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Religious People Are More Charitable, Says Expert
By Monisha Bansal
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
December 19, 2006
(CNSNews.com) - Faith “swamps” all other factors when it comes to which Americans give to charity and which don’t, an economics professor said Monday.
“People give because of their values,” Arthur Brooks of Syracuse University said during a discussion at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Brooks’ research has found that more than 90 percent of those who regularly attend a house of worship – regardless of religion – give to charity. Among secular Americans, the number falls to about 66 percent. Religious people also give more – an average of $2,210 annually as opposed to $642, he said.
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By Monisha Bansal
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
December 19, 2006
(CNSNews.com) - Faith “swamps” all other factors when it comes to which Americans give to charity and which don’t, an economics professor said Monday.
“People give because of their values,” Arthur Brooks of Syracuse University said during a discussion at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Brooks’ research has found that more than 90 percent of those who regularly attend a house of worship – regardless of religion – give to charity. Among secular Americans, the number falls to about 66 percent. Religious people also give more – an average of $2,210 annually as opposed to $642, he said.
For more of the article - see
cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200612/CUL20061219a.html