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2/4/2010
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Study: Catholics at Catholic colleges less likely to stray from church
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A new study finds Catholic students at Catholic colleges are less likely than Catholics attending public colleges to move away from the church's teachings on a variety of issues. However, on the issue of same-sex marriage in particular, newly released research from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate found that many Catholic students at Catholic and public colleges disagree with church teaching. CARA, which is based at Georgetown University, presented the results of its 'Catholicism on Campus' study Jan. 31, during the annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, held in Washington. The CARA report relied on national surveys of the attitudes of 14,527 students at 148 U.S. colleges and universities, conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles. The data was collected from students when they were freshmen in 2004 and again when they were juniors in 2007. CARA classified its research into two groups. The first covered beliefs and attitudes about social and political issues, including abortion, same-sex marriage, the death penalty and reducing suffering around the world. The second focused on religious behavior, such as frequency of attendance at religious services, prayer, reading of religious texts and publications.
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