New York
Americans who donate money to both religious and secular causes are more generous than those who give money only to secular institutions, a recent study has concluded.
The U.S. National Council of Churches (NCC) and Independent Sector, a Washington-based coalition of non-profit groups, foundations and corporations, found that U.S. households donating to both types of institutions give more than three times as much as those who merely donate to secular institutions ? an average of U.S. $2,247 and $623, respectively.
The gap surprised Robert Edgar, general secretary of the NCC, the nation?s largest ecumenical organisation, but he said it confirmed what he and other religious leaders had suspected.