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A 2002 research report found a negative correlation in suicide between LDS Church youth members and nonmember youth in Utah, finding higher levels of religiosity appear to be inversely associated with suicide. The study did not take into account sexual orientation or gender identity and expression. [6]
The LDS Church released a statement through spokesman Dale Jones on 28 January 2016 mourning the reported suicides of 32 LGBT Mormons. Leaders and members are instructed to "reach out in an active, compassionate way to all, especially to adolescents who feel estranged or alone," according to the press release."
The Church prays for persons who have taken their own lives. [21] The Catholic Church defines suicide very narrowly to avoid the extrapolation that Jesus's death was a type of suicide, brought about by his own choices, and to avoid the idea that Catholic martyrs choosing death is a valid form of suicide. Instead, Catholics give praise that ...
Using data from the CDC, Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to look at which groups of people are the most likely to feel depressed.
The LDS Church does not release official statistics on church activity, but it is likely that only approximately 40 percent of its recorded membership in the United States and 30 percent worldwide regularly attend weekly Sunday worship services.
The LDS Church does not release official statistics on church activity, but it is likely that only approximately 40 percent of its recorded membership in the US and 30 percent worldwide regularly attend weekly Sunday worship services. [288] [ab] A 2016 survey found a majority (54%) of millennials raised in the church had disaffiliated. [290]
[7]: 36 In 1902, the Deseret Evening News published a positive report on the Church's presence in the Netherlands, claiming 500 members in Amsterdam. [13] Members of the Church were encouraged not to emigrate, but to stay in the Netherlands and help the Church grow. 2,829 people joined the Church between 1901 and 1914. [7]: 58–59
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