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Americans Twice As Likely To Express Religion In Person Than Online: Report
The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg
Americans use social media and the Internet for nearly everything, including their faith, and a newly released Pew Research Center report reveals just how many are sharing their religious beliefs online.
According to Pew's report, conducted May 30 to June 30 of this year, and 20 percent of U.S. adults reported sharing their religious faith on social networking websites or apps (such as Facebook and Twitter) in the past week. Twice as many respondents said they shared their faith in a real-life setting -- suggesting an inclination many still feel to express faith one-on-one versus over the web.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/05/religion-social-media_n_6107478.html?utm_hp_ref=religion