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That means more than a third of all Christians and more than a quarter of all Americans have become more active in regards to their faith in recent years. Coupled with the fact that a smaller percentage of people are moving away from their faith than those who are moving towards it, the trends paint a far more encouraging picture than we often have of the religious landscape in our culture.

The group’s most interesting and relevant findings, however, relate more to the why behind those statistics than the numbers themselves. Among those becoming more serious about their faith, religious motivations, such as the sense that they need more of God in their lives, were the most common reason for their increased attendance. That’s important because it points to a more vibrant relationship with God than those who might have chosen to come for less spiritual reasons.