Here's some interesting stats on Generosity from the Gallup group.
September 4, 2009
WACO, TEXAS -- Gallup data reveal that adherents of all the major world religions who attended religious services (attenders) in the past week have higher rates of generosity than do their coreligionists who did not attend services (non-attenders). Even for individuals who do not affiliate with any religious tradition, those who said they attended religious services in the past week exhibited more generous behaviors.
September 4, 2009
Religious Attendance Relates to Generosity Worldwide
Religious and the secular more charitable if they attend services
by Buster G. Smith and Rodney StarkWACO, TEXAS -- Gallup data reveal that adherents of all the major world religions who attended religious services (attenders) in the past week have higher rates of generosity than do their coreligionists who did not attend services (non-attenders). Even for individuals who do not affiliate with any religious tradition, those who said they attended religious services in the past week exhibited more generous behaviors.
