I seem to remember reading some time ago that American Christians were roughly divided into equal parts Catholic, mainline Protestant and "other", this meaning evangelicals and charismatics. Seeing as I can't find that article anymore, it's probably not worth bringing up, especially as it appears to contradict the Pew Report on America's Religious Landscape.
In any event, this kind of survey seems fraught with pitfalls and I wonder about the figures. Can there really only be 1.6 American who consider themselves atheists, for example?
Anyway, I read an article today which makes easy categorization difficult. Moreover, it relates to posts we made a while ago about the earhtquake in Haïti. Both Catholic and charismatic, with elements of Voudon thrown in, this brand of Catholicism defies many preconceptions; there are hundreds of Catholic charismatic groups with followers estimated to number in the millions worldwide. Popes themselves have embraced it.
Interesting read: Suffering, Haitians Turn to Charismatic Prayer.
BTW, anyone else see the pun in a report on religion being conducted by a place named pew?
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