11% of French Worship Regularly, Poll Finds
Only 11% of French adults say they attend religious services regularly, a survey finds. By comparison, 40% of Americans each week attend worship services.
Results of the survey by Faits et Opinions, a Paris affiliate of the Gallup polling organization, were released by evangelist Billy Graham in advance of his Mission France crusade starting today.
The survey of a nationally representative sample of French adults also found that only 53% consider themselves religious and that 36% prefer to keep their religious feelings secret.
Sixty-three percent say they sometimes feel the need to pray, but only 26% think that they are able to have a personal relationship with God.
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