Most Protestant churchgoers have non-Christian friends

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“Around 2 in 5 say they have agnostic (44 percent), Jewish (41 percent) or atheist friends (39 percent). More than a quarter (28 percent) have Muslim friends.” - Baptist Press

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dgszweda
Wed, 10/30/24 8:26 am

The Jewish number seems interesting. There are roughly 7.5 Million Jews in the US. If you take the statistic that 44% of protestants are considered "churchgoers", and you assume there are 140 Million Protestants in the US, you come up with a number of around 61.6 Million Protestant Churchgoers. 41% of that number have a Jewish friend, 25.3 Million Protestant Churchgoers have a friend who is Jewish, out of a population of 7.5 Million Jews. The numbers don't seem to line up. If ever Jewish person had a Protestant friend, than about 3-4 Protestant Churchgoers who have a Jewish friend have the same friend.