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62 percent claim to be "deeply spiritual"
by La Shawn

62 percent claim to be "deeply spiritual"

Whatever that means. And there's the rub.

From Barna's latest research, presented in an article titled, Americans Reveal Their Top Priority in Life:

By far the top priority listed by adults - named by half of the population (51%) - was their family. Some segments were especially likely to list family as their highest commitment: people with children under the age of 18 living in their home (74%), adults in their twenties and thirties (67%), those who are married (61%), Catholics (60%), and Hispanics (60%). Several people groups were much less likely to place family at the top of their list. Those groups included people 60 or older (36%), singles (37%), African-Americans (39%), and Asians (39%).

Faith was the runner-up category, listed by 16% of all adults. This included a wide-ranging set of commitments, such as connecting with God, living consistently with one's faith principles, having peace with God, being a committed church member, honoring God, and growing in faith.

Being "spiritual" is trendy, but there's no clear definition of what that means. Is it a belief in God or a god? How is this spirituality practiced? What does it look like?