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Check out a recent survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life that found 50 percent of American adults have changed religious affiliation at least once during their lives.
America.gov talked to a few people who have changed from one religion to another, and their responses are varied and interesting. One woman raised as Protestant Christian adopted Sufism as an adult.
Do people often change religions in your country? Why or why not?
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Alexandra Abboud has five years experience reporting on the legal and cultural dynamics that shape American society. At America.gov, she manages coverage of cultural diversity, the arts, education and sports. Abboud has also served as a managing editor of the State Department's eJournal USA series, producing internationally circulated publications on innovation and fighting corruption. Full Biography
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Anmol Mehta
7 June 2009 at 06:28 EDT
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Hi Alex,
I think this is a really interesting topic. I run a global blog where I run bi-weekly religious and spiritual oriented surveys and polls and I think this will make a great question for my next survey.
I will ask the participants to give their country and then ask if they have changed their religion. Lets see what kind of results we get. Am quite curious now :-).
Anmol
Meditation and Yoga Blog
Alexandra Abboud
America.gov Staff
26 August 2009 at 14:20 EDT
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Hi Anmol — any interesting responses from your blog? Let us know.