Who Is Happier?

UK Study Finds People Who Believe in God are Happier than Agnostics or Atheists
Teresa Neumann (March 19, 2008)

(United Kingdom)—Research conducted by a study led by Professor Andrew Clark and Dr. Orsolya Lelkes called "Deliver Us From Evil: Religion as Insurance" has found that people who believe in God are happier than agnostics or atheists. The statistics were presented this week at the Royal Economic Society's annual conference.

churchgoersAccording to a report in the Telegraph U.K., the report found that religious people were better able to cope with disappointments such as unemployment or divorce than non-believers; moreover, they become even happier the more they pray and go to church.

The study also reportedly found that less than a sixth of churchgoers in Britain believe it is better to divorce than stay in an unhappy marriage.

Said the authors of the study: "Religion tempers the impact of adverse life events."