By contrast, Mormons have held steady at roughly 2 percent of the US population for the past several years. Today, white evangelical Protestants account for 15 percent of the adult population, down from nearly one-quarter a decade earlier. White Christian groups have experienced the most dramatic losses over the past decade. Christian denominations around the country are contending with massive defections. One-quarter of Americans are religiously unaffiliated today, a roughly fourfold increase from a couple of decades earlier. In an era marked by unprecedented religious decline, Mormons appear to be holding their own. While the structure of the LDS Church, which relies on volunteer leadership at the local level, requires an active membership, there is an upside to the obligations of religious community. On a Saturday night, we might not be kicking back and watching a movie or bingeing Netflix we’re planning our Sunday school lesson.” “My husband and I teach Sunday school to 14- and 15-year-old teenagers. The prohibition on tea, coffee or alcohol. It’s not just the expectation that you will adhere to strict religious standards when it comes to dating and sex. Jennifer, a young mother and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in northern Virginia, is honest about the challenges of being Mormon in America today.
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Go Big Read will welcome your participation with this new selection during the forthcoming academic year. Students, staff, and community are invited to read the selected book then participate in a variety of related programs in-and-out of the classroom. Go Big Read is UW-Madison’s common book program. UW-Madison instructors interested in using the book in class can request review copies and copies for their students by contacting the Go Big Read office. Please contact the Go Big Read program if an alternative, accessible edition is required. Browse the list of participating courses. Students who will be reading the book in class will receive a coupon from their instructors to redeem for their copies at our campus libraries. A review committee of campus faculty, staff, and students has selected Clint Smith’s How the Word is Passed as the 2022-2023 shared book selection for the UW-Madison campus.įirst-year students can obtain a free copy at the Chancellor’s Convocation. 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