From The Guardian-
A quarter of adults in the UK have watched or
listened to a religious service since the coronavirus lockdown began,
and one in 20 have started praying during the crisis, according to a new
survey.
The findings of the poll reinforce
indications of an increase in the numbers of people turning to faith for
succour amid uncertainty and despair.
The
Church of England has said that unexpectedly high numbers of people are
tuning into online or broadcast services, and 6,000 people phoned a
prayer hotline in its first 48 hours of operation. Other faiths have
also reported surges in people engaging with online religious activities
as places of worship have been closed during the lockdown.
The survey of more than 2,000 people, commissioned by the Christian aid agency Tearfund
and carried out last weekend, found that a third of young adults aged
between 18 and 34 had watched or listened to an online or broadcast
religious service, compared with one in five adults over the age of 55.
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