Thursday, January 28, 2010

The economics of love: The best churches for those looking for love


From Wallet Pop-

Churches provide more than a path to religious fulfillment; for many, they are an important part of social life, and many a happy couple first met during worship. This begs the question, which religion or denomination would give you the best chance to find a mate?

The answer depends on what you seek in a mate. According to a survey of adults by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life:


If you're looking for a young person

If you're young, you probably want to mix with other young people. You'll find the most young people, as a percentage of adult church membership, in one of America's Muslim mosques, where 29% are between 18 and 29.

Of Christian churches, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) has the most people in this age group, at 25%. The churches with the fewest young people? The Greek Orthodox (8%) and mainline Protestant churches (14%). The Catholic Church comes in at 18%.

Among Protestant churches, the Methodists, Lutherans, and Presbyterians each have only 11% of their congregations in this age group, while the Episcopal/Anglican churches register only 10%.

If you're looking for earning potential

One way to get money is to rub elbows with people that have it, so knowing which churches draw the wealthiest parishioners could help you find a mate that rates. In the U.S., 55% of those families who attend Reform Jewish synagogues earned $100,000 or more in 2006. Among Conservative Jews, this rate was 43%. American Hindus also reported 43%.

More here-

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/01/27/the-economics-of-love-the-best-churches-for-those-looking-for-l/

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