 |
|
|
|
 Study: Some atheists with children attend religious servicesBy Dan Merica, CNN Washington (CNN) – Nearly one in five atheist scientists with children involve their families with religious institutions, even if they personally do not agree with the institutions teachings, a recent study says. The study, conducted by Rice University and the University at Buffalo, found that these scientists affiliate with churches for both social and personal reasons. Additionally, the scientists indicated a strong desire to prepare their children to make educated decisions about their personal religious preference. “This was so surprising to us just because of all of the public discussion about the ways in which scientists are very against religions people,” said Elaine Howard Ecklund, a sociologist at Rice. “When in fact, those we might most expect to be against religious people are sitting alongside them.” Study participants also indicated they were involved in a religious institution because of the religious preferences of a spouse or partner. One of the most interesting findings, according to Ecklund, was that some atheist scientists want to expose their children to religion due to scientific reasoning. "We thought that these individuals might be less inclined to introduce their children to religious traditions, but we found the exact opposite to be true," Ecklund said. "They want their children to have choices, and it is more consistent with their science identity to expose their children to all sources of knowledge." Ecklund said there were cases in which survey respondents identified that not only did they introduce their children to one church, but they also attended other religious services in the hope that the children would better understand each denomination. "I think that understanding how nonreligious scientists utilize religion in family life demonstrates the important function they have in the U.S.," Ecklund said. Sociologist Kristen Schultz Lee of University of Buffalo co-authored the study, which can be found in the December issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. The data was pulled from a survey of 2,198 tenured or tenure-track faculty at 21 U.S. research universities. Around half of survey respondents identified a form of religious identity, while the other half did not. soundoff (2,113 Responses)« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23Post a comment
« Previous entryMy Take: An open letter to Kermit the Frog
|
  About this blog
The CNN Belief Blog covers the faith angles of the day's biggest stories, from breaking news to politics to entertainment, fostering a global conversation about the role of religion and belief in readers' lives. It's edited by CNN's Dan Gilgoff and Eric Marrapodi, with daily contributions from CNN's worldwide newsgathering team and frequent posts from religion scholar and author Stephen Prothero.  |
|
|
|
© 2010 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
| Advertise with us | About us | Contact us | Help | Advertising Practices
Your article is nice, I read your article to learn a lot and hope to see your next article, look forward to your masterpiece on religion.blogs.cnn.com
Hi fellows, I enjoyed this project in this web site, you are giving good information with great information! This web site is very interesting!
! I once tried online dating it didn´t worked out very well....
I´m Vera, I was born on New Jersey, and I will be a fan of this page, My interests you may don´t want to know them but I say them anyway I like online poker as well as sports in general, and I also listen a lot Metallica on my bedroom, I´m without boyfriend now so boys watch out for me....just kidding
I wrote this comment because as I previously mentioned I really like your page I also have a forum just as you, but mine is many different from this, it is about playing poker without having to make a deposit....:)
I will also have to apologize by my writting it is the only way I found to communicate with you guys....
Good afternoon to all of you, Bye
http://sdnfgewrkyjerotert.com sdnfgewrkyjerotert
sdnfgewrkyjerotert
sdnfgewrkyjerotert
magnificent submit, very informative. I'm wondering why the opposite experts of this sector don't notice this. You should continue your writing. I'm sure, religion.blogs.cnn.com have a huge readers' base already!
GOD IS REAL..THAT'S THE TRUTH...
That's just your opinion. I don't believe you.
There is no heaven, no hell, no miracles, no afterlife.
There are thousands of different religions, and even more gods. Almost all of these have some sort of creation myth.
There are some good things with religion, but there are also many evil things with it.
The Earth is 4.54 billion years old, no where near the 10,000 or less some people believe.
It's time to wake up and support science and reason.
I really thank god for what he has done in my life.
Paridge
Richford
Fairlotte
New Silcrest
Falingmere
http://www.forestwade.com/Gallery/?level=picture&id=10
http://www.nishiwaki.jp/cgi-bin/aska.cgi
http://www.hermandaddelapollinita.es/index.php/visitas.html
http://gate8.com/cgi-bin/Corporate_Partnering_Calendar/calendar.pl?ACTION=VIEWDAY&Year=2010&Month=11&Date=2
http://www.peppi.ch/guestbook.php
I have been a loyal reader for sometime now, this will be my initial comment. I thought it was eventually time. Thanks
http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/2306864267
http://hi.baidu.com/fibromyalgia/blog
Religion is all b.s but they won't the kid come to that conclusion on their own. It's sorta like not telling a child Santa Claus doesn't exist To soon.
agreed, but if this is te road taken, then you should make sure they read the bible stories, so they know why they should stay away. Anyone who believes in the barbaric stuff poorind from the bible is a sick person.
@Mickey Have you ever read the new testament? IMO the most important thing we are to learn from it is Jesus teachings.