Teen Spirituality Taking a Hit
Although a large percentage of teenagers still pray and attend church, their spiritual interest may be waning, according to a recent study by the Barna Group.

The most common teen spiritual activity--like that of adults--is prayer, according to the survey of U.S. teens. Overall, three-quarters of teenagers (72%) say they pray in a typical week. The next most common activity is attending a worship service at a church--a form of engagement embraced by half (48%) of today's teenagers.

However, the research cautions that since a decade ago, teenagers are less likely to pray (down from 81% in the mid-nineties), to attend worship services (down from 53%), and to read from the Bible on their own time (down from 37%).

"Christian Nation" Mixed on Religious Freedoms
Sixty-five percent of Americans believe that the nation's founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation and 55% believe that the Constitution establishes a Christian nation, according to the "State of the First Amendment 2007" national survey by the First Amendment Center.

The survey shows that the 56% of Americans who believe freedom to worship applies to all religious groups, regardless of how extreme, is down from the 72% of Americans who felt this way in 2000.

Eldercare Costly to Corporate America
There are more than 25 million family caregivers in America, and American businesses lose between $11 billion to $29 billion each year, due to employees need to care for loved ones 50 years of age and older.

According to the MetLife Caregiving Cost Study, an additional 56 percent of respondents to the survey said they were less productive at work and 51 percent said they had to take time off during the work day for eldercare. Moreover, 30 percent reported being absent at least one full day to deal with eldercare matters.