Study: Leaving Religion May Be Bad for Health

For some people, leaving their religion means more than taking a spiritual risk. They could be risking their physical health as well, according to one recent study.

In the study conducted done by Christopher Scheitle, a senior research assistant in sociology at Penn State University, 40 percent of those who said they practice a religion with strict social, moral and physical guidelines reported themselves to be in excellent health.

As they moved further from their strict religion, the percentage of those describing themselves in excellent health declined. About 25 percent of those who switched to a more liberal religious group said they were in excellent health, and the figure dropped to 20 percent for people who quit religion all together.

Christians pray to heal Britain

Christians gathered in every borough of London on Pentecost Sunday to pray for God to heal Britain.

The prayer gatherings were held as part of the Global Day of Prayer, which united an estimated 250 million Christians worldwide as the movement marked its tenth anniversary.

Global Day of Prayer London facilitated prayer gatherings in churches and parks in all 33 London boroughs, testimony to the movement’s huge growth in the UK since it was launched in Westminster Chapel, London, in 2006.