People who attend religious services regularly are more likely to give to charities and volunteer than those who don't, according to findings from a Heritage Foundation study.
Christine Kim, policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, defined religious involvement as it relates to the study.
"Going to church, religious attendance, religious commitment, even just placing importance on religious belief and things of that nature," she said.
And you don't have to look any further than the crisis in Haiti to see the findings in action.
Compassion International has about 50 affected churches in the Port-au-Prince area. For 40 years the group has worked with the local churches to bring aid to the Haitian people.
"Other relief organizations have seen fights at distribution points, not knowing where the distribution points are, and not being able to get relief in," said Kathy Redmond, U.S. communications director for Compassion. "We have been able to drive our relief across from Santa Domingo, and basically set up all of our relief within the local church projects."
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Read the findings from the study, "My Brother's Keeper: How Religiosity Is Related to Charity and Volunteering."
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