Do virtual sermons sound fun? A new Pew study shows that a growing portion of Americans are down to commune with the Holy Spirit via their tablets and laptops.
Yes, the number of U.S. adults who exclusively attend religious services online is about 10 percent. There is a slightly larger contingent who say that they tune in virtually but also go to church in person with some frequency. Why do folks tune in virtually? Aside from the safety concerns mentioned in the previous slide, Pew notes that there are a host of reasons that people commune online rather than in person...
There is no single reason why virtual religious services appeal to many Americans. When asked why they tune in, regular viewers tend to give multiple answers. But of six possible reasons offered in the survey, the most commonly chosen is convenience.more convenient and easy to navigate, tech would appear to make—in the words of David Bowie—getting to the church on time that much easier.
That said, not all viewers of religious services are tuning in to a local service. Actually, Pew’s research shows that a majority of the people who attend church virtually actually use it to stream a service that isn’t located in their own community. The report shows that... Nearly four-in-ten adults who regularly watch services online say the services they watch are offered by a house of worship in their local area. About a third say they watch services offered by a house of worship outside their local area, while a quarter say they watch services offered both by local and non-local congregations...Nearly three-quarters of virtual viewers watch services at a congregation they do not attend in person.
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