Survey: Israelis Grow More Religiously Observant

inn ^ | 9/12/10 | Maayana Miskin

[Nachum]

A special Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) survey has found that more Israeli Jews are becoming increasingly religiously observant than the reverse. 21% of those surveyed said they are currently more religious than they were in the past, while 14% say they are less religious.

Five percent of respondents defined themselves as “chozrim b'teshuva,” a term often used to refer to those raised in non-religious households who choose to become religious as adults. Hareidi-religious respondents were most likely to define themselves as chozrim b'teshuva – a full 22% of them said they were chozrim b'teshuva, compared to 17% of the religious-Zionist community and 9% of the traditional-religious community.

[Nachum]

While American Jews grow less so

[RetiredArmy]

While Americans in general, not just Jews, are staying away in droves. Americans, like the rest of mankind, think they have all the answers, are all puffed up on themselves, think they can do it alone, believe in space ships and little green men, ghosts, goblins, coming back to life as a dog or tree, etc., yet don't believe in God. No, like most around the planet, they will worship a rock, tree, fish, cow, muzzie pedophile, etc., but lose site of the real, living God. Tom Cruise thinks ole L. Ron is flying around in a space ship and will come get him someday, yet does not believe in Christ. Go figure out that mentality. Nope, the Great Falling Away that the Bible speaks of it happening right now. The Bible teaches these times. The Book of Daniel is full of the end times. It is all there. Easy to read. Easy to find. Yet stupid idiots on TV don't believe in the Bible and think the gutter religion Kotextran is a work of art.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Nachum.