It's an interesting question for us Jews, who come out pretty much what I expected. Some of it depends on how you think. Since our Sabbath begins of Friday night and extends to Saturday, do people who go to synagogue both Friday night and Saturday go once or twice a week? We have scheduled worship that does not take place in synagogues. In Orthodox communities there is a form of poster board, now electronic, of which homes and other places gather ten men each morning, the minimum for public worship. These times and locations enable men to get to work after prayer. We have people who move in and out of frequency. In the year following the death of a parent a special prayer is recited every morning and afternoon. People who rarely attend worship will attend daily for that year. And in universities, when a popular Jewish professor is in his year of mourning, students will gather in his office for afternoon prayer to enable him to offer the special prayer, even though those students will rarely attend worship otherwise. Our traditions seem a little more fluid than the Christian and Islamic data. Interestingly, some divide politically. The fellows with long beards and black hats worship daily. They vote Republican nationally, Democratic state and locally. Many need the social services provided by their cities but have a need for religious autonomy.
One additional twist on this is the synagogue as a community center and house of learning. I attend my synagogue 3 or 4 times a month for Torah study and other adult education but only attend religious services at best monthly. I usually attend high holidays, a community seder, and abbreviated Friday night services which is a very short service of mostly singing (no more than a half hur) followed by a community dinner. The latter is more about being with others than prayer. But perhaps I am an outlier
LDS follow an explicitly “home-centered, church-supported” devotional and learning pattern. There are activities (especially for youth) and callings often require meetings or service at other times, but there isn’t any study group or “religious service” to “attend” other than on Sunday morning.
"Never is 'I despise religion and never take part in it'". Oh, come on Ryan - I found your excellent work via Drew McCoy (Genetically Modified Skeptic on YouTube) who is a great example of a fellow None who definitely doesn't "despise religion". Like Drew I believe personal values are far more important than whether someone is a person of faith and I imagine that vast majority of never-attenders are the same.
As someone that grew up White Evangelical Weekly+, it's nice to see that my feelings of piety over people that didn't come on Wednesday nights were justified 🙃
One of your best.
It's an interesting question for us Jews, who come out pretty much what I expected. Some of it depends on how you think. Since our Sabbath begins of Friday night and extends to Saturday, do people who go to synagogue both Friday night and Saturday go once or twice a week? We have scheduled worship that does not take place in synagogues. In Orthodox communities there is a form of poster board, now electronic, of which homes and other places gather ten men each morning, the minimum for public worship. These times and locations enable men to get to work after prayer. We have people who move in and out of frequency. In the year following the death of a parent a special prayer is recited every morning and afternoon. People who rarely attend worship will attend daily for that year. And in universities, when a popular Jewish professor is in his year of mourning, students will gather in his office for afternoon prayer to enable him to offer the special prayer, even though those students will rarely attend worship otherwise. Our traditions seem a little more fluid than the Christian and Islamic data. Interestingly, some divide politically. The fellows with long beards and black hats worship daily. They vote Republican nationally, Democratic state and locally. Many need the social services provided by their cities but have a need for religious autonomy.
One additional twist on this is the synagogue as a community center and house of learning. I attend my synagogue 3 or 4 times a month for Torah study and other adult education but only attend religious services at best monthly. I usually attend high holidays, a community seder, and abbreviated Friday night services which is a very short service of mostly singing (no more than a half hur) followed by a community dinner. The latter is more about being with others than prayer. But perhaps I am an outlier
LDS follow an explicitly “home-centered, church-supported” devotional and learning pattern. There are activities (especially for youth) and callings often require meetings or service at other times, but there isn’t any study group or “religious service” to “attend” other than on Sunday morning.
"Never is 'I despise religion and never take part in it'". Oh, come on Ryan - I found your excellent work via Drew McCoy (Genetically Modified Skeptic on YouTube) who is a great example of a fellow None who definitely doesn't "despise religion". Like Drew I believe personal values are far more important than whether someone is a person of faith and I imagine that vast majority of never-attenders are the same.
You've laid down the gauntlet, David.
Expect a post about "Never vs Seldom" in the New Year.
Fantastic Ryan, I'll look forward to that!
As someone that grew up White Evangelical Weekly+, it's nice to see that my feelings of piety over people that didn't come on Wednesday nights were justified 🙃
What about by gender?