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If you compare charitable donations, you name it, religious tithing, giving, Americans trump citizens of the world hands down.

The U.S. is off the spectrum in religious commitment.

The evidence shows that religious people - defined by regular attendance at a place of worship - actually do make better neighbors.

My religion is my most precious possession. Except for it, I could easily have become excessively occupied with industry. Sharing responsibility for church work has been a vital counterbalance in my life.

Frequent worshippers are also significantly more active citizens. They are more likely to belong to community organizations, especially those concerned with young people, health, arts and leisure, neighborhood and civic groups and professional associations.

A survey carried out across the U.S. between 2004 and 2006 showed that frequent church- or synagogue-goers are more likely to give money to charity.

Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.

This morning in the Washington Post there was a statistic about how 85% of Americans are Christians.

I don't know that the United States is 'God's Country,' but the church has been so strong here, and because of its influence, we hold life to be sacred and we believe that individuals have dignity. This is part of our legacy.

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.