Going to church this Sunday? Look around.
The chances are that one in five of the people
there find "spiritual energy" in mountains or trees, and one in six
believe in the "evil eye," that certain people can cast curses with a
look — beliefs your Christian pastor doesn't preach.
In a Catholic church? Chances are that one in
five members believe in reincarnation in a way never taught in
catechism class — that you'll be reborn in this world again and again.
Elements of Eastern faiths and New Age thinking
have been widely adopted by 65% of U.S. adults, including many who call
themselves Protestants and Catholics, according to a survey by the Pew
Forum on Religion & Public Life released Wednesday. MORE>>>>>>>>>>