Report: Google searches for prayer 'skyrocket' amid c****av***s outbreak
Apr 1, 2020 13:34:03 #
Report: Google searches for prayer 'skyrocket' amid c****av***s outbreak
Michael Gryboski ~ March 31, 2020
The number of searches on Google for the word “prayer” have greatly increased over the past few weeks as the c****av***s has garnered headlines, according to a research paper.
Jeanet Sinding Bentzen, associate professor at the University of Copenhagen and executive director of the Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture, released a preliminary draft of a paper on Monday titled “In Crisis, We Pray: Religiosity and the C****-** P******c.”
Bentzen analyzed internet searches for prayer in 75 countries and reported that “search intensity for prayer doubles for every 80,000 new registered cases of C****-**.”
“In times of crisis, humans have a tendency to turn to religion for stress relief and explanation. The 2020 C****-** p******c is no exception,” wrote Bentzen in the Abstract. “I document that Google searches on prayer has skyrocketed during the month of March 2020 when the C****-** went global.”
Bentzen found that during March, internet searches for prayer “surged to the highest level during the past five years for which comparative Google search data is available, surpassing all other major events that otherwise instigate intensified demand for prayer, such as Christmas, Easter, and Ramadan.”
“I find that the intensified searches on prayer during the C****-** p******c is global: It occurs on all continents and for Christians and Muslims. Even Denmark, one of the least religious countries in the world sees systematic increases in internet searches on prayer,” she continued.
“The surge mainly coincides with increases in the registered cases of the C****-** rather than surges in death rates. Prayer intensity also rises in countries that have only recently been hit by the p******c themselves.”
Over the past few weeks, as the c****av***s has spread in the United States, large numbers of churches have canceled their in-person services and shifted to online worship.
Some churches have reported dramatic increases in online views for their streaming worship services, such as pastor Joel Osteen’s (someone I don’t suggest) Lakewood Church, located in Houston, Texas, and pastor Robert Jeffress (someone I do suggest) of First Baptist Dallas.
In a statement shared with The Christian Post on March 16, Lakewood reported that the decision led to a record number of viewers online.
“We saw 4.51 million people tune in throughout the weekend across platforms,” the church said. “This broke our previous record of 4.17 million in November of last year when we broadcast Kanye West’s Sunday service from Lakewood."
Last week, in response to the p******c, Pope Francis (someone else I don’t suggest) called on Christians across denominations to pray the Lord’s Prayer on March 25 at noon.
“Let us stay united. I invite all Christians to direct their voices together toward Heaven,” he said on his official Twitter account.
Michael Gryboski ~ March 31, 2020
The number of searches on Google for the word “prayer” have greatly increased over the past few weeks as the c****av***s has garnered headlines, according to a research paper.
Jeanet Sinding Bentzen, associate professor at the University of Copenhagen and executive director of the Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture, released a preliminary draft of a paper on Monday titled “In Crisis, We Pray: Religiosity and the C****-** P******c.”
Bentzen analyzed internet searches for prayer in 75 countries and reported that “search intensity for prayer doubles for every 80,000 new registered cases of C****-**.”
“In times of crisis, humans have a tendency to turn to religion for stress relief and explanation. The 2020 C****-** p******c is no exception,” wrote Bentzen in the Abstract. “I document that Google searches on prayer has skyrocketed during the month of March 2020 when the C****-** went global.”
Bentzen found that during March, internet searches for prayer “surged to the highest level during the past five years for which comparative Google search data is available, surpassing all other major events that otherwise instigate intensified demand for prayer, such as Christmas, Easter, and Ramadan.”
“I find that the intensified searches on prayer during the C****-** p******c is global: It occurs on all continents and for Christians and Muslims. Even Denmark, one of the least religious countries in the world sees systematic increases in internet searches on prayer,” she continued.
“The surge mainly coincides with increases in the registered cases of the C****-** rather than surges in death rates. Prayer intensity also rises in countries that have only recently been hit by the p******c themselves.”
Over the past few weeks, as the c****av***s has spread in the United States, large numbers of churches have canceled their in-person services and shifted to online worship.
Some churches have reported dramatic increases in online views for their streaming worship services, such as pastor Joel Osteen’s (someone I don’t suggest) Lakewood Church, located in Houston, Texas, and pastor Robert Jeffress (someone I do suggest) of First Baptist Dallas.
In a statement shared with The Christian Post on March 16, Lakewood reported that the decision led to a record number of viewers online.
“We saw 4.51 million people tune in throughout the weekend across platforms,” the church said. “This broke our previous record of 4.17 million in November of last year when we broadcast Kanye West’s Sunday service from Lakewood."
Last week, in response to the p******c, Pope Francis (someone else I don’t suggest) called on Christians across denominations to pray the Lord’s Prayer on March 25 at noon.
“Let us stay united. I invite all Christians to direct their voices together toward Heaven,” he said on his official Twitter account.
Apr 1, 2020 14:07:43 #
Parky60 wrote:
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I don’t suggest the Pope either, but I do suggest that we turn our faces back to God before it’s too late. And while I’m here, I think we should appreciate Trump and the Christian v**ers who put him in office
Apr 1, 2020 14:20:07 #
Parky60 wrote:
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Praise the Lord !!!!!
Apr 1, 2020 14:20:26 #
Carol Kelly wrote:
I don’t suggest the Pope either, but I do suggest that we turn our faces back to God before it’s too late. And while I’m here, I think we should appreciate Trump and the Christian v**ers who put him in office
Amen!
Apr 1, 2020 15:17:35 #
Parky60 wrote:
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I put up at OPP asking for prayers earlier. Few responded. They have been busy trashing the president.
We don't critique the Pope either. Let God decide that. Because we don't know what good or bad is within him. I don't decide that but God alone. Many among the Christians pretend to be Christians. Again let God allow to judge that.
Apr 1, 2020 21:11:06 #
Radiance3 wrote:
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I put up at OPP asking for prayers earlier. Few responded. They have been busy trashing the president.
We don't critique the Pope either. Let God decide that. Because we don't know what good or bad is within him. I don't decide that but God alone. Many among the Christians pretend to be Christians. Again let God allow to judge that.
I put up at OPP asking for prayers earlier. Few responded. They have been busy trashing the president.
We don't critique the Pope either. Let God decide that. Because we don't know what good or bad is within him. I don't decide that but God alone. Many among the Christians pretend to be Christians. Again let God allow to judge that.
Not catholic and this pope doesn’t seem to be of the same mind as Gods word on certain subjects! Just a man!!! God bless you dear lady! Praying for all of us!! Keep my son in prayer he’s always n New York!
Apr 2, 2020 15:33:01 #
Parky60 wrote:
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This is great! Americans, hold on to faith!
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