Religion is important to many people and they enjoy reading, talking, and hearing about it. Journalists have come to believe that they have underestimated how much religion matters in contemporary society. A study was conducted by Buddenbaum and Hoover in April 1988 and March-April 1989. Their study indicated that public interest in religion news was quite high. This study shows that interest in religion news is very high.
Many people are interested in religion news and read about it when they get the chance.
The Internet has changed the way people share their religious beliefs. Instead of just going to church and talking once or twice a week, they can go online and talk every day. More than 410,000 World Wide Web sites are devoted to God and the examination of theology of various faiths. Like schools, like businesses, like governments, like nearly everyone, it seems, religious groups are rushing online, setting up church home pages, broadcasting dogma and establishing theological newsgroups, bulletin boards and chat rooms. The signs of online religious activity are everywhere.