One result of the crusade, if past is prelude, will be more people at church. Regular church attendance helps make marriages stable. It is closely related to sexual restraint in teenagers. The practice of religion is associated with lower crime rates. The higher the level of their religious involvement, the less likely people will use or abuse alcohol and illicit drugs.
Church attendance can help inner-city youth escape poverty.
When people attend worship service regularly, they tend to be more healthy and live longer. Worship also reduces the rate of suicide, both in America and abroad. Those statements are not mere conjecture. They are the conclusions of research, reported in such publications as the Journal of Chronic Disease, American Journal of Epidemiology, and Journal of Youth and Adolescence. There are some downsides to having a religious experience.